The Dilemma of Regional Policy

Uses an established method, Optimal Control Theory, to solve the economic problem of equity vs efficiency in the allocation of funds
Explores how to design optimal regional policies
Addresses the growing need for effective policy making

Autorentext

Stilianos Alexiadis is Economics Researcher in the Division of Documentation and Agricultural Statistics at the Ministry of Rural Development and Foods, Greece. Alexiadis holds a PhD in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, and has teaching experience at Piraeus University and in higher education colleges in Greece. His research interests include regional growth, regional convergence, regional policy, policy evaluation, cumulative growth, technology clusters and R&D labour distribution.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Setting the Overall Context.- Chapter 2. Regional Allocation of Investment.- Chapter 3. Conflicts in Regional Policy.- Chapter 4. Compatibility between Equity and Efficiency.- Chapter 5. Conclusion.