Social cohesion policies between abstract forecasting and concrete implementation
Journal Title: International Relations and Security Studies Review - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
The paper concerns the process of social cohesion, as an instrument aimed at integration and common economic development with a simultaneous reduction of the disparities between the different Member States of the European Union, as well as between the different territories of each State. Precisely the social and economic differences between the EU countries and the enormous disparities between the territories of a single State constitute an obstacle to the effective implementation of common policies. Starting from this assumption, the purpose of the research is to identify possible interventions that, with a view to renewing the cohesion policy, could lead to greater effectiveness of the measures underlying the rebalancing of the economy, functional to the homogeneous growth of the whole European territory, in the awareness that the lack of growth even of a small area ends up, in the long run, with hindering global development. A first step is to enhance the direct relationship between the local authorities closest to the citizens and the Institutions of the European Union in the large decision-making processes, both with reference to the upward phase of programming and the descending phase of planning. Moreover, a good policy of cohesion functional to common economic development cannot be separated from the incentive of the instruments of "participative democracy": in fact, economic growth also passes through the involvement of the population (citizens and associations) which is established and lives in the territory concerned from innovations. Finally, a further aspect should be pointed out because it strongly undermines the process of economic growth: the managerial inability shown by the Italian public administrations in implementing the cohesion policies which, therefore, are destined to fail. Excessive bureaucracy is an obstacle to the successful outcome of the cohesion procedures and, therefore, an improvement in the national administrative organization is desirable through the implementation of resources.
Authors and Affiliations
Salvatore Cimini, Federico Valentini
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