With structural adjustment and integration of agriculture into the rural economy the concern for the development of rural areas in general has risen considerably over the last decades. Rural policy is no more primarily about agriculture but has to address specifically all different economic secto...

Difficulties and prospects from an evaluators view When talking about policies referring to a spatial dimension, this usually denotes regional policy, regional planning policy and sector-specific policies closely linked to these – e.g. industrial policy, infrastructure policy and structural pol...

Abstract Drawing from the interim findings of a 2 year, EU-wide project, this paper considers the contribution the CAP makes to territorial cohesion across Europe. It is based on analysis of indicators at NUTS 3 level for the EU 27 (including Switzerland and Norway) and initial findings from a ca...