Research - Bad Soden, Hesse, Germany
Policy Research & Consultancy (PRAC) – Bergs & Issa Partnership Co. is a research-based consulting bureau specialised on spatial development issues in a broader context of economic policy. The major fields of engagement comprise:(i) Evaluation of regional development programmes financed by the European Structural Funds (ERDF regional policy interventions, cross-border and transnational co-operation, EAFRD Rural Development Programmes etc.);(ii) accompanying regional policy research; (iii) economic policy advice in developing and transition countries (poverty-oriented regional and structural policy, employment policy, innovation policy);(iv) Empirical research on EU cohesion policy in the context of market integration; and(v) Empirical research on spatial change (rural - peri-urban - urban) based on small scale grid data (notably nocturnal satellite imagery)The underlying philosophy of PRAC is the provision of high-quality policy advice based on utilisation of most recent international research and the application of appropriate empirical methods. Since 1991 (occasionally since 1984) the bureau has been operated as a free-lance business with access to a broader partnership network of international advisers and researchers in corresponding fields of consultancy. In 2004 it was transformed into a registered partnership company. Long-standing international work experiences in numerous European, Asian, Oriental and African countries, linked to the approach of research-based consultancy, has ensured a professional and reliable execution of our international consultancy activities.
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