Governance, Institutional Change and Regional Development
Published on 21. February 2000
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-7546-1125-7 (ISBN)
Description
This volume addresses the prominent role given to institution-building, institutional change and governance in the regional development strategies and policies. The establishment of the Scottish Parliament, Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies, and the arrival of regional development agencies in England highlighted the need to put the initiatives into some context, drawing on experience from across Europe on the critical factors in the determination of the potential and success of regions. Central to the discussions presented here by a group of European experts are the question of governance - how does an ongoing process of institution-building affect the ways in which regions and localities are governed, including questions of democracy, participation, regional self-determination, public-private partnerships, networks and accountability; and the consequences of new modes of governance and institutional change for regional development strategies and policies, particularly in the context of large-scale industrial restructuring and city-region and urban regeneration.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
16 figures, tables, index
Dimensions
Height: 156 mm
Width: 223 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7546-1125-7 (9780754611257)
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Content
Part 1 Introduction: regional governance, institutional change and regional development, Mike Danson et al. Part 2 Partnership and regional development: the European partnership model and the changing role of regional development agencies - a regional development and organization perspective, Greta Cameron and Mike Danson; developing a culture of collaboration concepts and experiences in a regional context, Thomas Jud et al; local development networks in England, Cecilia Wong. Part 3 Networking and regional governance: development bodies, networking and business promotion - the case of North Jutland, Denmark, Henrik Halkier and Charlotte Damborg; cohesion policy and the role of RDAs in the making of an intelligent region - lessons from the Southern European periphery, Grigoris Kafkalas and Elisavet Thoidou; regional government in the United Kingdom - democratic representation or economic success? Peter Garside; persuasive storytelling about the reform process - the case of the West Sweden region, Christian Jensen and Svante Leijon. Part 4 Regional development and multi-level governance: towards the end of a Norwegian regional policy model? Oddbjorn Bukve; the regionalisation of Danish regional policy - governance and resource dependencies in transition, Henrik Halkier; EU and national regional policies in Austria, Ruth Downes. Part 5 Perspective: institutional change, governance and regional development - problems and perspectives, Greta Cameron et al.