EU regional policy is an investment policy. It supports job creation, competitiveness, economic growth, improved quality of life and sustainable development. These investments support the delivery of the Europe 2020 strategy. The present paper analysis two strategically different options of EU...

Barca F. (2006) European Union evaluation between myth and reality: reflections on the Italian experience, Regional Studies 40, 273-276. The paper examines the role of European Union Cohesion policy evaluation in a new strategic approach to the design and implementation of the Structural Funds...

State ownership, pyramidal groups, family trust and a minor role for banks and other financial institutions in the corporate governance of both large and small enterprises are the structural features of Italian capitalism today. This paper offers a critical analysis of state ownership by...

After the first section, introducing some typical problems of family capitalism, the following three sections of the paper consider the ambiguity of the legal framework defining the modern corporation, the two way relation between technology and property rights and the different mechanisms by...

The paper first considers a number of theoretical aspects surrounding the ambiguity of the legal framework defining the modern corporation and the two-way relation between technology and property rights. It then looks at the evolution of corporate governance through time, paying particular...