The quality of government and administrative performance : explaining Cohesion policy compliance, absorption and achievements across EU regions

Mendez, Carlos and Bachtler, John (2022) The quality of government and administrative performance : explaining Cohesion policy compliance, absorption and achievements across EU regions. Regional Studies. 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 logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7109-4444 and Bachtler, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0706-597X;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:81742
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    2 August 2022
    Published
    2 August 2022
    Published Online
    20 April 2022
    Accepted
    1 February 2021
    Submitted
    Keywords:government, policy compliance, EU, European Union Cohesion Policy, quality of government, administrative capacity, regional development, Political Science, Business, Management and Accounting(all), Economics and Econometrics, Business and International Management, Political Science and International Relations
    Subjects:Political Science
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Government and Public Policy > European Policies Research Centre
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:05 Aug 2022 14:54
    Last modified:28 Mar 2023 10:13
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/81742
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