International Conference on Eurasian Economies
12-14 October 2011 – Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN
Paper detail
Paper ID : 307
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Growth and Development
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Ahmet İncekara
Session : 6D Finansal Hukuk
Regional Development Policies of the European Union: An Evaluation in the Framework of Structural Funds and Other Financial Instruments
Avrupa Birliği Bölgesel Kalkınma Politikaları: Yapısal Fonlar ve Diğer Mali Araçlar Çerçevesinde Bir Değerlendirme
- Prof. Dr. Ahmet İncekara (İstanbul University, Türkiye)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Burcu Kılınç Savrul (Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Türkiye)
Abstract
Regional policy of the European Union (EU) is implemented in order to improve welfare and quality of life in specific regions of EU member countries, minimize inter-regional income differences and restructure less developed industrial areas. regions of the EU countries has urban and regional development differences in themselves. Regional policies have gained importance in the process of EU enlargement. Increases regional disparities has been observed to occur with the first expansion. Although the tools that the Community could use for regional inequality were initially limited, they began to increase over the years in the process of development of regional policy of the EU. In this respect, this study will focus primarily on the EU regional development policies, the structural funds in line with the measures taken to ensure economic and social cohesion in EU countries and European Investment Bank and the new tools such as community tool will be discussed.
JEL codes: N14, N94
İncekara, Ahmet, Kılınç Savrul, Burcu (2011). "Regional Development Policies of the European Union: An Evaluation in the Framework of Structural Funds and Other Financial Instruments" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2011, pp.405-411, Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C02.00307
