Découpage des régions et nature économique de leur contenu

[fre] La région ne peut plus être l'aboutissement de l'histoire, mais une construction volontaire, expression en même temps que condition d'une politique. . Les grandes fonctions régionales sont les fonctions de planification, de coordination, de déconcentration et de participation. . Cependant il faut constater que les politiques régionales ne remédient en fait à aucun des déséquilibres qui rendent cumulative la concentration des investissements capitalistes. Les autorités régionales de l'Etat face à cette tendance sont manifestement incapables de remédier aux inégalités régionales. Existe-t-il un contenu économique au concept de région ? Pour l'auteur, le découpage régional doit résulter d'études prospectives et normatives. [eng] A region can no longer be simply the result of a historical process, but a deliberate construction, both the expression and the condition governing a policy. . The chief functions of the region are planning, coordination, déconcentration and participation. . However it must be admitted that regional policies in fact do not correct any of the imbalances which the concentration of capitalist investments only increase. The regional authorities and the State, faced whith this tendency, are obviously unable to correct these regional inequalities. Does the concept of the « region » have an economic content ? For the writer, the division into regions must be the result of forecasts and normative studies.

Alfred Marshall and Fran\ue7ois Perroux: the neglected liaison

The richness Fran\ue7ois Perroux\u2019s economic theories have allowed the literature to highlight several connections between him and other authors. Among the names mentioned in the literature, one economist is conspicuous by his absence: Alfred Marshall. However, the relations between Marshall and Perroux are manifold and are far from accidental: not only because Perroux was a careful reader of Marshall but also and moreover because they both have an important common ground, which affected their perspectives. The main aim of this paper is to inquire into the aspects that characterise Marshall\u2019s and Perroux\u2019s approaches, stressing their affinities and underlining their common roots