A survey of socio-economic disparities between the regions of the EU

Artikel

The European Union is facing challenges that have important implications for its economy as a whole and for regional cohesion in particular. The transition to the euro had already started, as had the process of enlargement towards Central and Eastern European countries. This occurs against a backdrop of increasing globalisation and a ‘second industrial revolution’ based on information technology. The current essay consequently surveys the resulting social and economic trends in the regions. Section 2 finds that there is a clear distinction between a successful, prosperous and competitive EU core and regions, often in the periphery, which perform less well. Section 3 briefly surveys the factors that underlie competitiveness, and suggests that the main reasons for poor performance can be found in unfavourable sectoral structures, a lack of innovative capacity, poor accessibility and low education. The situation in Eastern Europe is discussed in Section 4. Finally, Section 5 summarises and concludes.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: EIB Papers ; ISSN: 0257-7755 ; Volume: 5 ; Year: 2000 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 13-24 ; Luxembourg: European Investment Bank (EIB)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Regionale Disparität ; Entwicklungskonvergenz ; Regionale Arbeitslosigkeit ; EU-Staaten

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Moucque, Daniel
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): European Investment Bank (EIB)
• (where): Luxembourg
• (when): 2000

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/44798
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET