Linking regions and central governments
Subtitle: contracts for regional development.
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Paris, France
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9789264008731
Subjects: Regional planning -- OECD countries; Regional planning -- OECD countries -- Case studies; Decentralization in government -- OECD countries -- Case studies; Central-local government relations -- OECD countries; OECD countries -- Economic policy -- Case studies; OECD countries -- Economic conditions -- Regional disparities -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Description: A trend toward decentralisation has meant that sub-national governments increasingly find themselves responsible for providing a host of public goods and services. Rarely, however, can they "go it alone". Co-ordination among levels of government is imperative. This book offers a unique analytic framework for assessing multi-level governance arrangements, which is subsequently applied to five case studies of regional development policy: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The book reveals the importance of contractual arrangements for customised management of interdependencies, for clarifying responsibilities among actors, for dialogue, and for learning.
Notes: Also available in French under the title: Régions et gouvernement central : des contrats pour le développement régional.

Includes bibliographical references.