Regional Policy in Europe [Paperback]

Based on the author's extensive research in the field, this book analyzes regional policy for the whole of Europe. Comparing East and West, it offers a new model of regional policy and gives an overview of the direction that it may take in Europe as a whole. Topics covered include: the evaluation of regional policy; its main aims; its infrastructure in Western Europe; its form in Eastern Europe; and the development of regional policy from 1917 to the 1990s. The book is intended for professionals and academics working in the areas of regional studies, economics and policy studies.Part 1 Regional Policy within a System of State Socio-Economic Activity. Part II: The Main Directions of Regional Policy. Part III: The Mechanism of Regional Policy Realization. Part IV Regional Policy in USSR/CIS/Russia and the Opportunities for the Practical Implementation of Foreign Experience. Conclusions