Study on the implementation of EU Cohesion Policy in the UK and lessons for UK government's Levelling Up policy

英国欧盟凝聚力政策实施研究及英国政府Leveling Up政策的教训

• 批准号: 2887378
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Liverpool
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2887378
• 关键词: Study; implementation; EU; Cohesion; Policy

In recent years, understanding why spatial and social disparities are increasing in contemporary economies has become an important theme in several academic disciplines. More academic research is required to help shed light on the socio-economic, institutional and policy processes at play in order to develop innovative ways of tackling such widening disparities, in different places. In this context, the European Union's (EU) Cohesion Policy (CP), is of considerable academic and policy interest. Initially developed in the late 1970s to help less developed regions and Member States, EU CP has evolved over time and currently focuses on 'place-based' interventions to try to tackle increasing social and spatial disparities across Europe. From its inception, the UK has been a recipient of EU CP and it has played a key role in regional economic development ever since. Between 1975 and 2020, the UK received around £66bn from Brussels, which amounted to over £100bn with additional domestic 'match funding'. This funding was targeted mainly at supporting the UK's poorest cities and regions to boost jobs, (small) firms and growth, in different places. Given that the UK left the EU in 2021, it no longer participates in EU CP and funding will cease after 2023. Prior to Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic, the spatial and social inequalities in the UK were already greater than in other 'rich' countries but the 'gap' is now widening. In response, UK government (HMG) policy promotes 'place-based' interventions to level up productivity and growth in the whole country, particularly tackling disparities in lagging behind places (not only) in northern England and the devolved nations. Recently, HMG published its Levelling Up White Paper which outlines domestic approaches to tackling economic development across the UK, replacing EU funding.This project, joint with HMG's Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC), provides a unique and timely opportunity to research a strategic national policy issue. The aim is to explore the lessons from several decades of EU CP implementation in the UK in order to inform ongoing academic and policy debates related to levelling up.

近年来，理解为什么空间和社会差距在当代经济中越来越大，已成为几个学科的重要主题。需要进行更多的学术研究，以帮助阐明正在发挥作用的社会经济、体制和政策进程，从而制定创新办法，解决不同地方这种日益扩大的差距。在这方面，欧洲联盟（欧盟）的凝聚力政策（CP），是相当大的学术和政策的兴趣。欧盟合作伙伴计划最初是在20世纪70年代末制定的，目的是帮助欠发达地区和成员国，随着时间的推移，欧盟合作伙伴计划不断发展，目前的重点是“基于地点的”干预措施，试图解决欧洲各地日益扩大的社会和空间差异。自成立以来，英国一直是欧盟合作伙伴的接受国，并在区域经济发展中发挥了关键作用。1975年至2020年期间，英国从布鲁塞尔获得约660亿英镑，加上额外的国内“匹配资金”，总额超过1000亿英镑。这笔资金主要用于支持英国最贫困的城市和地区，以促进不同地方的就业、（小）公司和增长。鉴于英国于2021年离开欧盟，它不再参与欧盟CP，资金将在2023年后停止。在英国脱欧和Covid-19大流行之前，英国的空间和社会不平等已经比其他“富裕”国家更大，但现在“差距”正在扩大。作为回应，英国政府（HMG）的政策促进了“基于地方”的干预措施，以提高整个国家的生产力和增长，特别是解决（不仅是）英格兰北方和下放国家落后地区的差距。最近，英国政府发布了其Levelling Up白色文件，该文件概述了解决英国经济发展的国内方法，取代了欧盟的资助。该项目与英国政府的Levelling Up，Housing & Communities部门（DLUHC）合作，为研究战略性国家政策问题提供了独特而及时的机会。其目的是探讨欧盟CP在英国实施几十年的经验教训，以告知正在进行的学术和政策辩论有关升级。