1st Edition

Governance, Institutional Change and Regional Development

288 Pages

by Routledge

Description

This title was first published in 2000: 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... Read more

PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Regional Governance, Institutional Change and Regional Development PART II PARTNERSHIP AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2 The European Partnership Model and the Changing Role of Regional Development Agencies: A Regional Development and Organisation Perspective 3 Developing a Culture of Collaboration: Concepts and Experiences in a Regional Context 4 Local Development Networks in England PART III NETWORKING AND REGIONAL GOVERNANCE 5 Development Bodies, Networking and Business Promotion: The Case of North Jutland, Denmark 6 Cohesion Policy and the Role of RDAs in the Making of an Intelligent Region: Lessons from the Southern European Periphery 7 Regional Government in the United Kingdom: Democratic Representation or Economic Success? 8 Persuasive Storytelling about the Reform Process: The Case of the West Sweden Region PART IV REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE 9 Towards the End of a Norwegian Regional Policy Model? 10 The Regionalisation of Danish Regional Policy: Governance and Resource Dependencies in Transition 11 EU and National Regional Policies in Austria PART V PERSPECTIVE 12 Institutional Change, Governance and Regional Development: Problems and Perspectives