1 Regional Disparities and Regional Convergence Problems in the EMU: Introduction.- I: Regional Convergence, the EMU and Enlargement Effects.- 2 Regional Dynamics in the European Union: Winners and Losers.- 3 Regional Specialisation and Concentration in the EU.- 4 EMU and the Industrial Specialisation of European Regions.- 5 Regional Asymmetric Reactions to Shocks in EMU: an Assessment of Different Approaches.- 6 The Territorial Redistributive Power of the EU Budget: Empirical Evidence at National and Regional Level.- 7 Regional Cohesion in an Enlarged European Union: an Analysis of Interregional Specialization and Integration.- 8 Real Competitive Advantages in the Single Currency Europe.- II: Regional Disparities: Trends, Prospects and the Role of Regional Policy.- 9 National and Spatial Factors in EU Regional Convergence.- 10 The Spatial Economic Impact of Euroland and the Implications for Policy.- 11 European Union Regional Policy: Reconciling the Convergence and Evaluation Evidence.- 12 Technological Diffusion, Spatial Spillovers and Regional Convergence in Europe.- 13 Will the New EU Regional Policy Meet the Challenges of Enlargement?.- 14 The EMU and Regional Policy Agenda: a General Exploration.- 15 EMU and Regional Labor Market Diparities in Euroland.- List of Figures.- List of Tables.- Author Index.- List of Contributors.