The quality of government and administrative performance : explaining Cohesion policy compliance, absorption and achievements across EU regions
Mendez, Carlos and Bachtler, John (2024) The quality of government and administrative performance : explaining Cohesion policy compliance, absorption and achievements across EU regions. Regional Studies, 58 (4). pp. 690-703. ISSN 0034-3404 (https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2022.2083593)
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Abstract
Does the quality of government improve the administrative performance of regions in European Union (EU) Cohesion Policy? This article analyses the relationship between the quality of government and multiple dimensions of administrative performance in Cohesion Policy. Using primary data on government quality combined with EU performance data for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in the period 2007–13, regression analysis is undertaken for 173 European regions. The results confirm that government quality is a key determinant of administrative performance in terms of financial compliance, timely spending and outcomes. The findings support the need for capacity-building in regions with low quality of government to improve policy implementation.
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Mendez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7109-4444 and Bachtler, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0706-597X;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 81742 Dates: DateEvent2 April 2024Published2 August 2022Published Online20 April 2022Accepted1 February 2021SubmittedSubjects: Political Science Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Government and Public Policy > European Policies Research Centre Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 05 Aug 2022 14:54 Last modified: 28 Nov 2024 01:19 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/81742