Crisis y desarrollo geográfico desigual en la Unión Europea (2009-2015)

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of the 2008 financial crisis in the different regions of the European Union (EU) and think over the construction of the  European project at multiple speeds. Theoretically the research is grounded on critical economic geography, and particularly on the theory of Uneven Geographical Development. Methodologically, we have applied spatial analysis techniques, combining factor and cluster analysis at regional level (NUTS-2). And those results are mapped. The analysis is applied in two moments: the first one coincides with the highest decline in the EU’s GDP (2009); and the second corresponds to the situation after the implementation of the adjustment and austerity policies (2015). The results of the study indicate that the crisis has accentuated the uneven geographical development within the EU.