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Effectiveness and impact of cross‐border cooperation programmes in the perception of beneficiaries. Investigation of 2007–2013 Romania–Ukraine–Moldova programmes
Author(s) -
Tiganasu Ramona,
Jijie Tudor Dumitru,
Kourtit Karima
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
regional science policy and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.342
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 1757-7802
DOI - 10.1111/rsp3.12342
Subject(s) - complementarity (molecular biology) , impossibility , perception , sustainability , consistency (knowledge bases) , european commission , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , political science , regional science , economic growth , business , economics , geography , psychology , european union , computer science , international trade , neuroscience , genetics , artificial intelligence , law , biology , ecology , physics , quantum mechanics
In the life cycle of cross‐border cooperation programmes, their performance is assessed according to a European Commission methodology, focusing mainly on relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability, added value, coherence, consistency, complementarity and synergies. Covering these key dimensions of performance assessment, this paper proposes an analysis on the effectiveness of 2007–2013 cross‐border co‐operation programmes between Romania, Moldova and Ukraine, from the perspective of the perception of projects beneficiaries. The study was based on a qualitative and quantitative research, by applying questionnaires to a large number of beneficiaries. The added value of the research derives from the comparative analysis of the perceptions of the beneficiaries from the three countries, thus taking into account the interpretation of the programme results in relation to these perceptions. The main purpose of the paper was to evaluate the extent to which they are perceived as being adapted to local/regional needs, correlated with the capacity of local actors to participate in the programmes thus bringing about a relevant contribution to development. The results obtained highlighted that there are gaps between the three countries included in the analysis in terms of perceiving the effectiveness of cross‐border co‐operation programmes. The limits of the research are related to the impossibility of making a comparison, at least currently, regarding the effectiveness of 2007–2013 versus 2014–2020 programmes.