EU regional inequalities at a critical juncture: 'place-based' development strategies, investment promotion and the role of domestic dev policies

在过去的十年里，欧盟机构在解决地区不平等问题上发生了重大转变。首先，欧盟的旗舰凝聚力政策（及相关基金）可以说是旨在缓解地区不平等的最全面的政策，最近开创了一种明显更加“基于地方”的方法，即地区在确定自己的增长机会和战略方面发挥主导作用。第二，为应对新冠肺炎疫情对欧盟经济体的经济影响以及它们之间的差距，欧盟同意设立一个历史性的7500亿欧元基金，以帮助区域经济复苏，使其更具活力、韧性和可持续性。我的博士学位旨在将这两个关键的发展结合起来：批判性地看待欧盟

The past decade has seen a significant shift in how EU institutions tackle regional inequalities. Firstly, the EU's flagship Cohesion policy (and associated funds), arguably the most comprehensive policy aimed at mitigating regional inequalities, has recently pioneered a markedly more 'place-based' approach, whereby regions play the lead role in defining their own opportunities and strategies for growth. Secondly, in response to the economic impacts of COVID-19 on EU economies and the disparities between them, the EU has agreed a historic 750 bn fund to help regional economies recover in a way that renders them more dynamic, resilient and sustainable. My PhD seeks to join up these two pivotal developments: to look critically at the EU