Cohesion or 'the solidarity that unites'

Our focus is on 'economic and social cohesion and solidarity' and on cohesion policy. As with any policy, a critical evaluation covers four basic questions:
-  How to define cohesion?
-  How to measure cohesion?
-  How to explain cohesion?
-  How to stimulate cohesion?
Joseph Stiglitz wrote 'If you don't measure the right thing, you don't do the right thing. But before measuring the right thing, one must, first of all, define the right or real thing,

1. Regional policy


Striving for cohesion at the regional