Breaking out of policy silos
Subtitle: doing more with less
By: Francesca Froy and Sylvain Giguère
Contributors: Giguère, Sylvain; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: Local economic and employment development (LEED)
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9789264056800; 9789264094987
Subjects: Economic policy; Central-local government relations; Manpower policy
Description: Government intervenes in a myriad of ways at the local level, and rarely are these interventions coordinated effectively. In the context of the economic recovery and public budget cuts, policy silos and fragmented short-term policy interventions have become luxuries that our economies can no longer afford. Such divisions are often taken for granted, blamed on historical working relationships ("it has always been like that") and organizational cultures ("they don't work like we do"). However these divisions come at a cost. This book provides concrete advice to policy makers at both national and local levels on how to better align policies, reduce duplication and waste, and "do more with less". It is based on comparative analysis of 11 countries in Australasia, Europe and North America and combines rankings on where countries stand in terms of the integration of employment, skills and economic development policies, with concrete examples of successful policy integration on the ground.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Synthesis of country findings. Why integrate policies?; title: The extent of local policy integration in the countries studied; title: What factors influence policy integration at the local level?; title: Co-operation at national level; title: Flexibility; title: Capacities; title: Labour market conditions; title: Conclusions and recommendations; title: Areas for consideration by country; title: pt. 2. Country synopses. Bulgaria; title: Canada; title: Croatia; title: Denmark; title: Greece; title: Italy; title: New Zealand; title: Poland; title: Portugal; title: Romania; title: United States.