ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses the territorialisation of policies as a vehicle of integration regarding spatial and socio-economic approaches. It identifies precisely the meeting points created in recent years by economists and spatial researchers. The chapter examines the perspective of performing the function of boundary objects integrating spatial and socio-economic dimensions of the policies and, as a result, also policies among themselves – that is policies affecting a given territory. The concept of territorial keys was developed in order to provide a better link between the strategy of Europe 2020 and the EU Territorial Agenda. In Europe, where space for large agglomerations to grow is limited and polycentrism is high, economies of scale and growth can be generated by networking between major agglomerations and their hinterland. Institutions play an important role in enhancing development, at least according to the research conducted in the field of Development Economics.
