Essays about: "EU Structural Funds"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 26 essays containing the words EU Structural Funds.

1. 6. Is the EU Structural Fund Creating Economic Growth? : A Policy Analysis of the European Regional Development Fund - ERDF

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Jonas Hallström; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The European Union uses a considered amount of the member states´ resources in the structural and cohesion funds to equalise income differences in the union and to induce growth to get economic cohesion between regions. An interesting and disputed question is if the funds are used in an effective way and if they reach their goals of economic growth. READ MORE

3. 7. Of Funds and Values: The Rule of Law conditionality: A politicization of the European Union Cohesion Policy?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Erlend Malmer; [2019]
   Keywords : European Union; EU budget; Cohesion Policy; European Structural and Investment fund; Politicization; Conditionality; Rule of Law; Illiberalism; European Studies; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This research looks at if the Cohesion Policy is politicized, by looking at the newly proposed Rule of Law conditionality attached to funding, and what this signifies for European Integration. As the conditionality adds to the fold of an ever-increasing amount of internal EU conditionality attached to EU funding since 2014, this paper re-tools Schimmelfennig and Sedelmeier’s external incentive model, and finds that there is a politicization of the Cohesion Policy. READ MORE

4. 8. The effect of the European structural and investment funds on net FDI inflows

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Henrik Cederholm; [2019]
   Keywords : European Union; European structural and investment funds; Foreign direct investment inflows; Cohesion fund; European agricultural and rural development fund; European regional development fund; European social fund; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper examines what effect the European structural and investment funds have on net FDI inflows of European member states in the period of 2005 to 2016. The aim of the paper is to fill the gap in research relating to if the EU funds are successful in attracting private investments, in the form of FDI inflows. READ MORE

5. 9. Translating Gender Equality - A case study about the EU gender policy's politicising capacity

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Julia Synnelius; [2018-02-13]
   Keywords : gender equality; policy; gender equality policy; governance; multi-level governance; ESI funds; policy translation;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the politicising capacity of gender equality policy in the European Investment and Structural funds (ESI funds). It takes off from studies on the implementation of the policy, which indicates that it is not able to politicise gender – because it does not articulate gender equality in conflictual terms. READ MORE

6. 10. EU Funds Assistance and the Quality of Institutions in the Member States: The twofold relationship

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kusnir Anna; [2014-08-13]
   Keywords : EU regional and cohesion policy; EU funds absorption; EU co-financed projects; quality of institutions;

   Abstract : A question how effective European Union Cohesion Fund and Structural Funds are in promoting economic growth and speeding up the process of convergence has attracted an interest of international community and a broad circle of scientists. While some authors claim that only for countries with the “right“ institutions these funds bring benefit, some research on international aid shows that financial assistance is likely to reduce quality of institutions in the recipient countries. READ MORE