OECD Territorial Reviews
Subtitle: Småland-Blekinge, Sweden 2012
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: OECD Territorial Reviews; OECD territorial reviews
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9789264169517
Subjects: Governance; Rural and Regional Development Urban
Description: The OECD territorial review of Småland-Blekinge presents an overview of recent trends, regional policies and governance arrangements of this region that is made up of four counties in South-East Sweden: Jönköping,  Kronoberg, Kalmar and Blekinge. The challenges include the need to facilitate a shift from the region’s historic specialisation in medium-low and low technology manufacturing towards more knowledge-intensive activities. This will require addressing the supply of human capital, improving connectivity and enhancing the attractiveness of the region. A regionalisation reform is now under discussion in Sweden with potential implications for Småland-Blekinge. Whatever the future administrative structure of Småland-Blekinge, the effectiveness of regional development policies and public service delivery will be directly related to strengthened interaction and co-ordination arrangements among the numerous actors and administrative units involved.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Assessment and recommendations; title: Trends and challenges; title: Economic competitiveness in the Småland-Blekinge region; title: Governance and co-operation in Småland-Blekinge.