Towards a re‐assessment of European structural policy Available to Purchase

Argues that the contributions to the European Union are unevenly distributed among the Member States and that Structural Policies have grown out of proportion. The size of the Structural Funds is counterproductive, while the principles on which they are based are subject to severe criticism. Proposes improvements in five areas: the application of macroeconomic conditions and time limits, reductions in the size of the budget, the introduction of feasibility studies and appraisals, the use of loans instead of subsidies and a return of the responsibility for regional policy to the national governments.