Structural funds in the function of reducing regional disparities (CROSBI ID 596641)
Prilog sa skupa u zborniku | ostalo | međunarodna recenzija
Podaci o odgovornosti
Barković, Dražen ; Šostar, Marko
engleski
Structural funds in the function of reducing regional disparities
EU structural funds are available to EU member states that have the need for additional investments in a balanced and sustainable economic and social development. Structural Funds are in function of EU Cohesion Policy, which aims at achieving economic and social cohesion as well as harmonipus development of the European Union. The role of structual funds are financial support of projects which will help in reducing the gap betweeen developed and less developed parts of the EU, and promote the overall competitivness of the European society and economy. Regional differences within countries are increasing, creating an entirely lag in the development of certain regions. EU funds are therefore a key for reducing these differences by co-financing development project which will contribute to greater stability and growth. Entering the European Union, Croatia will have on its disposal allocated funds from the EU Cohesion Policy. In this paper it will be presented the attitude of the experts for EU funding about the importance of EU funds for reducing a regional disparities within the EU countries. Research will include perception survey on the sample of 69 project consultants in Croatia. The aim of the research is to emphasize the importance of preparing development projects and achieving a satisfactory level of regional development as well as providing guidelines for easier absorption of available EU funds.
cohesion policy; structural funds; regional disparity; regional development
The paper is indexed in EBSCOhost, RePEc, EconPapers, Socionet
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Podaci o prilogu
825-834.
2013.
objavljeno
Podaci o matičnoj publikaciji
Interdisciplinary management research IX
Barković, Dražen ; Runzheimer, Bodo
Osijek: Ekonomski fakultet Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku ; Hochschule Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences
978-953-253-117-6
Podaci o skupu
INTERDISCIPLINARY MANAGEMENT RESEARCH IX
ostalo
10.05.2013-12.05.2013
Osijek, Hrvatska