Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Economic and social aspects of regional development (19.RPR192)

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Regional Development Planning and Management (Year: 1, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Theoretical-methodological
Scientific or art field	Urbanizam i planiranje regionalnog razvoja Menadžment i investicije u inženjerstvu Teorijska i primenjena ekonomija
ECTS	3

The course aim is to present students with the knowledge on the regional development in the EU countries, with emphasis on new member states and EU candidate countries. It analyzes contemporary regional economic problems, including their political, social and environmental implications. All elements will be examined from theoretical foundations and empirical applications.

Acquire knowledge on theoretical foundations of regional economics in European countries and on the methods applied in the evaluation of regional development policies. It is expected that students will be able to understand, compare, and critically assess alternative regional development policies. Also, students will be able to apply appropriate economic theories and methods for analyzing, discussing and presenting given regional development problems.

Concepts and theories of regional development Instruments and policies of regional development Sources of financing regional development Fiscal decentralization Financial evaluation of programs Regional development in the EU EU regional policy Pre-accession programs and funds

Face-to-face method, communication method, interactive lecturing

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Grupa autora	EU documents and reports which are relevant to this course can be found at the Europa Websites	2009	Regional Policy (http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/index_en.htm)	English
Andy P., Andrés P., John T.	Local and Regional Development	2006	Routledge, London	English
Leonardi R.	Cohesion Policy in the European Union: The Building of Europe	2005	Pallgrave MacMillan, Basingstoke, New York	English
Stimson, R.J., Stough, R.R., Roberts, B.H.	Regional Economic Development Analysis and Planning Strategy	2006	Springer-Verlag, Berlin	English
Armstrong H., Taylor J.	Regional Economics and Policy (3rd ed.)	2000	Blackwell, Oxford	English
Pitelis, C., Sugden, R., Wilson, J.R. (Eds.)	Clusters and Globalisation: The Development of Urban and Regional Economies	2006	Edward Elgar Publishing Inc., Massachusetts	English
Dezseri K.	New Modes of Governance and the EU Structural and Cohesion Policy in the New Member States	2007	Akademiai Kiado, Budapest	English
Stimson, R.J., Stough, R.R., Roberts, B.H.	Regional Economic Development Analysis and Planning Strategy	2006	Springer-Verlag, Berlin	English
European Commission	The political implications of European economic integration - towards a political Union	2014	European Commission, Brussel	English
Blakely, E.J., Bradshaw, T.K.	Planning Local Economic Development: Theory and Practice (3rd ed.)	2002	Sage Publications Inc., Thousand Oaks	English
Willem M.	European Cohesion Policy: Regions and Cities	2007	Routledge, London	English