Abstract
The increasing importance attached to the economic and social cohesion of the European Union since the 1980s, and the role of competition policy in achieving this objective, has special significance for the control of regional aids, given the general ban on State aid. Regional aids are considered to have the potential to contribute to economic and social cohesion and to undermine its attainment. The notion of competition policy as an instrument of economic and social cohesion has become a standard part of Commission rhetoric in defence of its actions.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | New Developments in UK and EU Competition Policy |
| Editors | Roger Clarke, Eleanor J. Morgan |
| Place of Publication | Cheltenham, UK |
| Pages | 232-261 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- state aid
- European Union
- competition policy
- structural funds
