Regional Selective Assistance: Is the Spend Enough and Is It Targeting the Right Places?
审视英国区域选择性援助计划及其改革，质疑支出是否足够、目标区域是否合理，并指出现有改革可能预示2006年后更严峻的挑战。
This article examines the UK Regional Selective Assistance scheme, and critically appraises on-going reforms. These reforms have been triggered by the process of redrawing the map of eligible areas within new European Commission competition policy guidelines. A recent UK government White Paper on competitiveness has also led to significant changes being considered. It is argued that while the existing reforms have not fundamentally changed the nature of Regional Selective Assistance, they may well be harbingers of more threatening challenges, particularly after 2006.