01039pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002000040245011100060260000900171300001200180362001100192520057200203650001900775650003700794650002100831773002900852180718b2000   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aLawrence, Roger  aBattling for the regions: local government policy networks and the reform of the European structural funds  c2000  ap.58-70  aWinter  aThe recent reform of the European Structural Funds led to a wide-ranging set of lobbying activities on the part of UK regions which felt their previous allocations were likely to be threatened.  Much of this activity took place through existing networks or alliances of networks at a national and transnational level.  This paper examines the issues at stake in the reforms, the attitudes of the networks to those issues and the need for networks to have a common focus, adequate resources and effective internal communication structures to be effective. - Reproduced  aEuropean union  aLocal government - Great Britain  aLocal government  aLocal Government Studies