European Regional Policy and Development

María del Carmen Sánchez-Carreira is Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

This book addresses regional development theories and policies, with a special focus on forgotten places, and raises emerging questions about recent theoretical advances, as well as trends and challenges in the field.

Introduction. Forgotten Spaces in the European Regional Policy and Development Part I: Regional Development and Policies in Europe: main theoretical advances and last trends and challenges 1. Comparative assessment of rural realities in the European Union: The main drivers of the rural population 2. Agglomeration of knowledge intensive activities and brain drain: global cities and forgotten regions across Europe. A case study with Spanish data Part II: Comparative analysis of regional experiences on forgotten spaces in Europe 3. How to make forgotten spaces visible? Image making as a coping strategy of two European small towns 4. Italian Inner areas' strategic plans: a textual network analysis of the Appennino Emiliano and Madonie case studies 5. Engaging with forgotten places: Applying a multifaceted understanding of place in an analysis of two Danish cases 6. Revitalizing forgotten spaces through local leadership and social entrepreneurial ecosystems: the case of Muszyna Commune 7. The specificity determinants of monetary and fiscal policy in the V4 countries. Comparative economics perspective 8. Public procurement as a transformative innovation policy instrument: urban rehabilitation in Malmö Conclusions. Regional Policies, Development and Forgotten Spaces in Europe