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Non‐market Forces, the Nation State and the European Union

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Hirschman and Myrdal insist that we fail to understand regional inequality if we confine attention to market forces. There of nothing surprising about regional inequality. Markets are inherently restless; prosperity can be cumulative. Any tendency to regional convergence may owe much to non market forces. Max and public expenditure patterns which benefit poorer regions. This paper explores the nature scale and impact of fiscal (regional) transfer withing the nation state. It also considers the puzzle of absence of effective transfer withing the European Community.

Source: Papers of the Regional Science Association

DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5597.1995.tb00638.x

Author: R. Ross MacKay

Institution: Bangor University

Language: English

Topic: Regional Development and Policy

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,740