%0 Journal Article %T El paradigma de la cohesi¨®n europea aplicado a Latinoam¨¦rica The European Cohesion Paradigm Applied in Latin America and Development Cooperation %A Juan de Dios Izquierdo %A Rub¨¦n Torres %J Portularia : Revista de Trabajo Social %D 2012 %I %R 10.5218/prts.2012.0036 %X Las caracter¨ªsticas que componen el paradigma de la cohesi¨®n europea han sido probadas durante a os en su aplicaci¨®n pr¨¢ctica, a trav¨¦s, fundamentalmente, de los Fondos Estructurales. Los resultados son considerados un ¨¦xito y uno de los factores de la estabilidad de la Uni¨®n. El car¨¢cter cient¨ªfico de los an¨¢lisis y evaluaciones que la conforman, m¨¢s el objetivo de incidir de forma vertical en la reforma estructural necesaria, para transformar una econom¨ªa regional atrasada en otra competitiva, nos hace plantearnos la posibilidad de transferencia del modelo a otros ¨¢mbitos. Dos, especialmente: a las regiones desfavorecidas de Latinoam¨¦rica y a la pr¨¢ctica de la cooperaci¨®n al desarrollo. The components of the European cohesion paradigm have been tested over many years in terms of their practical application, mainly through the EU Structural Funds. The results are considered to be most successful and have helped improve stability within the EU. The scientific character of the analysis and evaluations which constitute stability, combined with the objective of vertically influencing the necessary structural reform that could transform underdeveloped economies into competitive ones, makes us believe that it is possible to transfer this model to other fields such as underprivileged regions in Latin America and development cooperation. %U http://www.uhu.es/publicaciones/revistas/portularia/index.php?CDer=1&NR=9&volumen=12&top=12&NArticulo=1153