Beyond Brexit: Reshaping policies for regional development in Europe. (4th January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bachtler, John; Begg, Iain
• Other Names: McCann Philip guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Papers in regional science. Volume 97:Number 1(2018)
• Page Start: 151
• Page End: 170
• Publication Date: 2018-01-04
• Subjects: Brexit -- EU Cohesion Policy -- place‐based policy -- regional development -- regional policy; Regional planning -- Periodicals; City planning -- Periodicals; Urbanization -- Periodicals; Economic geography -- Periodicals; 307.12
• DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12351
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1056-8190

Abstract

Abstract: Regional development is one of the main EU spending priorities through its Cohesion Policy. Brexit is among several influences on the future of the policy, whose evolution is part of a wider reshaping of the principles and practice of regional policy in Europe. In the context of emerging policy challenges and recent contributions to the regional policy literature, the article highlights innovation, human capital and effective institutions as three crucial dimensions of future policy. It argues that a shift in regional policy priorities, governance and territorial focus is underway – partly influenced by place‐based policy thinking ‐ at EU level under Cohesion Policy as well as under national regional policies in the EU27 and the UK.