This article assesses the impact of administrative capacity and political governance factors
on the absorption of structural and cohesion funds (SCF). We drew on EU‐27 country level …

Literature acknowledges the importance of the administrative capacity for experiencing high
levels of Structural Funds (SF) absorption. By defining the administrative capacity in terms of …

In order to assess the effectiveness of individual management systems in the analysed EU
countries (Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Malta, Cyprus, Slovenia …

Territorial inequalities represent a long-running subject in regional economics and many
statistical methods aiming to provide relevant data and information on the magnitude and …

Gheorghe ZAMAN1, Zizi GOSCHIN2, Valentina VASILE3 bstract: In context of increased
concerns regarding the territorial inequalities, the research aims to outline a comprehensive …

Resilient regions seem to be able to retain a higher level of entrepreneurial activity in times
of crisis, when the capacity of new firms to survive and thrive is severely put to test. Aiming to …

Starting from the need to understand the economic context that fuels increased regional
inequality, this paper addresses the question of long-term regional divergence in Romania …

Assessment of the magnitude and trends in territorial inequalities could (and should) be a
useful tool for designing adequate regional development strategies aiming to reduce …

Territorial cohesion is a concept that has played an important role in the European
authorities' agenda since the 1990s, being linked to some of the main objectives defined in …

Municipalities are traditionally responsible for several regional planning and development
tasks even if different systems have evolved in the Member States of the European Union …