Inequality and space in contemporary capitalism: a question of territorial (in)justice?
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2179-0892.geousp.2015.102771Keywords:
Spatial justice. Territorial justice. Varieties of capitalism. Regional inequalities. Europe.Abstract
The idea of unjust territories and the spatial justice concept can be envisaged at different scales. In this paper, we discuss the origins of the territorial justice idea and its implementation at the regional level, in the light also of the ideas behind the EU cohesion policies, including the territorial cohesion policy. As an example of territorial (in)justice, are briefly presented the socio-economic dynamics of EU regions in the most intense phase of contemporary neoliberal globalization. Finally, we discuss the fundamental relationship between capitalism, the right to city and territorial justice, bearing in mind the literature on the varieties of capitalism and its national variations and their effect on the regional economic and social performance.
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