Is Europe Good for You?
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Is Europe Good for You?

EU Spending and Well-Being

  1. 202 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Is Europe Good for You?

EU Spending and Well-Being

About this book

Throughout the history of European integration, economic wealth has increased to the benefit of citizens in the European Union (EU). However, inequalities in well-being persist within and between Europe's regions, undermining the legitimacy of the EU in the eyes of citizens. This book investigates how the EU can use its regional funding programmes in ways that increase citizen well-being.

The book shows that while EU social investments improve labour market performance in rich regions, they exacerbate income inequality in poor regions. Based on this insight, the book presents a theory on the conditions under which EU funding will enhance well-being. Crucially, it argues the case for enhancing the inclusivity of EU growth, which yields the promise of a more legitimate and stronger union.

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Yes, you can access Is Europe Good for You? by Dellmuth, Lisa,Lisa Dellmuth in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Comparative Politics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of Figures and Tables
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Foreword by Bo Rothstein
  8. Preface
  9. One Rethinking Regional Development
  10. Two Social Goals in EU Regional Development Policy
  11. Three A Theory of EU Spending and Regional Well-Being
  12. Four Patterns of Regional Well-Being
  13. Five EU Spending Effects on Regional Well-Being
  14. Six Barriers to Improving Regional Well-Being
  15. Seven Regional Well-Being, Inclusive Growth and EU Legitimacy
  16. Appendix A: Qualitative and Standardized Interview Data
  17. Appendix B: EU Social and Economic Investments
  18. Appendix C: Measuring Poverty and Inequality
  19. Appendix D: Patterns of Regional Well-Being
  20. Appendix E: Determinants of Regional Well-Being
  21. Notes
  22. References
  23. Index