Study on the contribution of local development in delivering interventions co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in the periods 2000-06 and 2007-13

Summary:

The final report of the study presents the main findings in order to provide credible and sound evidence on the contribution of local development to the effective delivery of Cohesion Policy as well as lessons and recommendations for the future. In detail, as required by the terms of reference, the study tries to answer the following questions : - What are the effects of local development interventions in terms of socioeconomic development, better living conditions and territorial balance within regions ? - To what extent can the local development approach contribute to the effective delivery of Cohesion Policy ? What are the potentials and limits of the approach