CUPRINS

CONTENT
Preface
List of tables
List of figures
Chapter 1 STRUCTURAL AND COHESION FUNDS: SETTING UP
AND IMPLEMENTATION INSTRUMENTS
29
1-1 Evolutions and trends 29
1-2 Structural instruments for the present programming period.
Setting up and implementation mechanisms
35
1-2-1 Structural Funds 40
1-2-2 Cohesion Fund 47
1-3 Structural Funds Implementation System 53
Chapter 2 THE METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR
EVALUATING THE STRUCTURAL AND COHESION FUNDS
IMPACT ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT
63
REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL
2-1 Indicators for evaluating the results of structural funds spending 63
2-2 Modeling the impact of Structural and Cohesion Funds on
economic and social development
69
2-2-1 Hermin and Herom models 70
2-2-2 EcoMod 93
2-2-3 Quest model 101
2-2-4 Comparative analysis of the results gathered from the
main models
109
2-3 Evaluation of the impact of projects financed by the structural
instruments on local and regional development
110
2-4 Good practices in Structural and Cohesion Funds spending.
Possibilities of using the benchmarking techniques
122