This study proposes a comparative analysis of the diversity of European non-metropolitan regions. It compiles the results of an exhaustive empirical analysis of the main socio-economic variables at the level of the NUTs 3 regions (Common Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics). It takes as its starting point the EU DG Regio regional typology which differentiates between intermediate and predominantly rural regions, and for each of these, between accessible and remote regions. The analysis includes comparisons between the performance of the various typologies in terms of population, GDP, economic performance and productive structure, and at different scales (countries, groups of countries).... [Leer más...]