TY - T1 - The Role of the Latvian Planning Regions in National Regional Development Policy Implementation and European Union Structural Funds Management SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/10981 T3 - A1 - Anttila, Minna Christel A2 - PB - Y1 - 2004 LA - en AB - Topic of the research is the role of the Latvian Planning Regions in implementation of national regional development policy in Latvia. Analysis of the European Union structural funds management is included in the study as the structural funds are a significant addition for the EU member states' regional policy. Structural funds are the main instrument for realising the EU regional policy. Decentralisation of administration has been a significant topic of the government reform in transition count... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - decentralisation; Latvia; European Union; regional development; structural funds N1 - PP - ER -