Structural Funds Implementation and Administrative Capacity: the case of Italian Objective 1 Regions
Abstract: Why do some regions, after 15 years of receiving Structural Funds, still have difficulties in spending their allocated resources? Empirical evidence shows that Funds implementation rates have been very poor in Italy. However, investigating individual Italian Objective 1 regions, it appears that not all follow this general trend. We identify administrative capacity of the regional governments as an independent variable accounting for Structural Funds implementation variation. We introduce a novel definition of administrative capacity and using two regions as case studies we measure the degree of the existing capacity. The paper provides evidence to suggest that administrative capacity is positively correlated to implementation. Furthermore, we indicate the factors that might account for the different degree of capacity between these regions
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Postprint
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Regional Studies ; 41 (2007) 4 ; 429-442
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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2007
- Creator
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Milio, Simona
- DOI
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10.1080/00343400601120213
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-132868
- Rights
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Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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25.03.2025, 1:46 PM CET
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- Milio, Simona
Time of origin
- 2007
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Structural Funds Implementation and Administrative Capacity: the case of Italian Objective 1 Regions
Regional Labour Markets And Objective 1 Regions : Are Objective 1 Regions Less Flexible?
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Romanian Administrative Capacity of European Funds Absobtion
What determines administrative capacity in developing countries?
Import Tariffs Enforcement with Low Administrative Capacity
Objective Competitiveness Ranking amongst EU Regions (Objective Method for Quantifying Regional Competitiveness - a case study applied to EU15 Regions)
Assessing Gender Inequality among Italian Regions: The Italian Gender Gap Index
Further Evidence on Convergence across Italian Regions
Fixed and Mobile Phoning in Italian Regions
Productivity and Infrastructure in the Italian Regions
Cooperative movement and prosperity across Italian regions
Structural Funds Implementation and Administrative Capacity: the case of Italian Objective 1 Regions
Regional Labour Markets And Objective 1 Regions : Are Objective 1 Regions Less Flexible?
Colombian Emigration by Administrative Regions
Romanian Administrative Capacity of European Funds Absobtion
What determines administrative capacity in developing countries?
Import Tariffs Enforcement with Low Administrative Capacity
Objective Competitiveness Ranking amongst EU Regions (Objective Method for Quantifying Regional Competitiveness - a case study applied to EU15 Regions)
Assessing Gender Inequality among Italian Regions: The Italian Gender Gap Index
Further Evidence on Convergence across Italian Regions
Fixed and Mobile Phoning in Italian Regions
Productivity and Infrastructure in the Italian Regions
Cooperative movement and prosperity across Italian regions
Structural Funds Implementation and Administrative Capacity: the case of Italian Objective 1 Regions
Regional Labour Markets And Objective 1 Regions : Are Objective 1 Regions Less Flexible?
Colombian Emigration by Administrative Regions
Romanian Administrative Capacity of European Funds Absobtion
What determines administrative capacity in developing countries?
Import Tariffs Enforcement with Low Administrative Capacity
Objective Competitiveness Ranking amongst EU Regions (Objective Method for Quantifying Regional Competitiveness - a case study applied to EU15 Regions)
Assessing Gender Inequality among Italian Regions: The Italian Gender Gap Index
Further Evidence on Convergence across Italian Regions
Fixed and Mobile Phoning in Italian Regions
Productivity and Infrastructure in the Italian Regions