Achieving structural change: conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention

This study aims to contribute to the knowledge base on causal mechanisms and necessary conditions for successful structural change in the broad areas of ESF+ intervention. It provides quantitative and qualitative analysis of structural reforms carried out in EU Member States in 2014-2022, exploring the factors behind successful and unsuccessful implementation of reforms as well as the role of ESF+ and other EU instruments in supporting reforms.

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