Urban poverty in Switzerland : exclusion processes and public policy
Economic crisis ; Living conditions ; Living standard ; Poverty ; Professional qualification ; Social conflict ; Social exclusion ; Social integration ; Social policy ; Switzerland ; Town ; Welfare
Industrial crisis in the centre of the periphery : stabilisation, economic restructuring and policy responses in the São Paulo metropolitan region
Brazil ; Car industry ; Crisis ; Economic policy ; Economic restructuring ; Industrial employment ; Industrial region ; Industry ; Inflation ; São Paulo ; Uneven development
Agricultural Common Market ; Agricultural policy ; Common agricultural policy ; Common policy ; Development strategy ; Regional development ; Rural area ; Socio-economic system ; Spain
Central Europe ; Eastern Europe ; Economic growth ; Europe ; Poland ; Regional development ; Regional disparities ; Regional economy ; Regional policy
Taking Poland as an example, this article draws on a number of theories of regional economy to show how disparities will be heightened over the medium term, and that convergence is only likely in the long term. Neither national regional policy
, which is only slowly starting to get off the ground, nor the increasing support provided by EU regional policy is capable of offsetting divergent development, as political priority is given to national convergence vis-à-vis EU member states. - (L'A.).
A strategic sign : the geopolitical significance of Bosnia in US foreign policy
Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Communication ; Conflict ; Foreign policy ; Geopolitics ; Geostrategy ; International relations ; United States of America ; War
Decision ; Decision making process ; France ; Local administration ; Local policy ; Management ; Partnership ; Public policy ; Urban governance ; Urban policy