Research for REGI Committee - European Cohesion Policy and regional development policies in ...

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DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR INTERNAL POLICIES
Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Research for REGI Committee -
European Cohesion Policy and regional
development policies in other parts
of the world
STUDY
This document was requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Regional
Development.
AUTHORS
ISMERI EUROPA: Enrico WOLLEB, (coordination), Andrea NALDINI, (China, Brazil, and
conclusions), Andrea CIFFOLILLI, (MERCOSUR)
UNIVERSITY OF PARMA: Guglielmo WOLLEB, Alessandro DARAIO, (ASEAN)
Research manager Jacques LECARTE
Project and publication assistance Catherine MORVAN
Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies, European Parliament
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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Research for REGI Committee -
European Cohesion Policy and regional
development policies in other parts
of the world
Study
Abstract
The study compares regional policies of China, Brazil, ASEAN and MERCOSUR
with the EU’s Cohesion Policy to inspire the policy debate on its future after
2020. Despite the fact that these countries differ significantly from the EU,
they attach great importance to territorial policies and provide useful
suggestions. Strategic priorities are supported by flexible territorial
concentration and competition rules in their regional policies, and cooperation
among regions and administrative capacity building are key components of
policy implementation.
IP/B/REGI/IC/2016-167 September 2017
PE 601.980 EN
European Cohesion Policy and regional development policies in other parts of the world
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CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 5
LIST OF TABLES 7
LIST OF FIGURES 7
LIST OF MAPS 7
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9
1. INTRODUCTION 13
1.1. Objectives of the study 13
1.2. Definition of regional development policy and methodology 13
2. ANALYSIS OF COUNTRIES AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANISATIONS 17
2.1. China 17
2.2. Brazil 31
2.3. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 40
2.4. MERCOSUR 51
3. CONCLUSIONS AND LESSONS LEARNT 59
3.1. Regional development policy in other parts of the world and EU
influence 59
3.2. How to implement the lessons learnt 66
REFERENCES 71
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
COREPER Permanent Representatives Committee
EU European Union
EC European Commission
EEC European Economic Community
ERDF European Regional Development Fund
ESI Funds European Structural and Investment Funds
FDI Foreign Direct Investments
GDP Gross Domestic Product
IMF International Monetary Fund
ICT Information and Communications Technology
MSs Member State/Member States
MSMEs Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
OP Operational Programme
PPP Purchasing Power Parity
SMEs Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
TFEU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
NDRC National Development and Reform Commission
BASA Bank of Amazon
BNB Bank of North-East
FCO Fund for the Centre-west
FINAM Fund for the Investment in Amazonia
FINOR Fund for the Investment in North-East
FNE Fund for the North-East
FNO Fund for the North
MI Ministry of National Integration
PAC Accelerating Growth Programme
SUDAM Superintendence of the Development of the Amazon
Deliberative Council of the Superintendence of the Development of
SUDECO
the Midwest
Deliberative Council of the Superintendence of the Development of
SUDENE
the Northeast Region
TCP Territories of Citizenship Programme
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ACMECS Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy
ADB Asian Development Bank
AEC ASEAN Economic Community
AFEED ASEAN Framework for Equitable Economic Development
AMBDC ASEAN- Mekong Basin Development Cooperation
Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN
BIMP-EAGA
Growth Area
CLMV Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Viet Nam
GMS Greater Mekong Sub-region
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IAI Initiative for ASEAN Integration
IMT-GT Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle
MERCOSUR Southern Common Market
CMC Common Market Council
COF Financing Agreement
CRPM Commission of Permanent Representatives of the MERCOSUR
FOCEM Structural Convergence Fund
GMC Common Market Group
Integration and Economic Cooperation Programme (Argentina-
PICE
Brazil)
RTA Regional Trade Agreements
UTF Technical Unit of FOCEM
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