CAP and the Regions

This book assesses the regional impact of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and Rural Development Policy (RDP), asking the question of how far these mainly sectoral policies are compatible with more general objectives of territorial cohesion across the old and new countries of the European Union. Through detailed statistical analysis and case studies, it considers both the incidence of CAP expenditure and other farm producer support across over 1000 NUTS3 regions, and the impacts of current CAP reforms. It also assesses how far the CAP is consistent with the goals set out in the European Spatial Development Perspective. It concludes with proposals for CAP/RDP reform, and attempts to highlight good practice in rural development.