In recent years, in the public discussion on (regional) economic policy, the importance of urban districts or cities for regional and for national economic growth has been strongly emphasized. It is an usual assumption that agglomeration economies may be found inside urban areas. For making best...

The article examines the possibilities for restructuring the current EU system of regional policy. In the framework of the existing institutional arrangement, the EU enlargement will lead "automatically" to some adjustments in European regional policy, after 2006. Apart from these "automatic"...

Regional policy has – in general – the intention to supporting the efforts of regions with development problems to overcome their current problems and to stimulate an increase in regional economic growth. If the regional policy measures by a jurisdiction are successful, there will be a...