Theory and Practice of Local Governance and Economic Development

✍ Scribed by Mark Considine, Sylvain Giguere

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 286
• Edition: First Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

One of the key issues for the prosperity of our societies in a globalised economy is to connect public policies together to achieve maximum results. Policy-makers and practitioners in key public and private agencies need to learn how to collaborate, to create joint-decision processes, to evaluate the effects of new governance partnerships and to become more efficient in the use of engagement tools. This book develops a conceptual map for this new area of practice and provides leading cases from different OECD countries to help practitioners plan for this form of innovation.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables and Figures......Page 8
Preface......Page 9
Notes on the Contributors......Page 11
1 Partnership and Public Policy: The Importance of Bridging Theory and Practice......Page 16
2 The Power of Partnership: States and Solidarities in the Global Era......Page 28
3 The Use of Partnerships in Economic and Social Policy: Practice Ahead of Theory......Page 55
4 Understanding the Realities of Collaborative Networks in the United States......Page 78
5 Lessons from an Aboriginal Partnership in Australia......Page 95
6 Government and Communities in Partnerships in England: The Empire Strikes Back?......Page 115
7 Community Governance and Partnerships in Scotland and Australia......Page 141
8 Harmonising National and Local Goals in New Zealand......Page 156
9 Integrating Homeless Young People into Housing and Employment......Page 176
10 The New Regional Policies Implemented in Partnerships in Italy......Page 200
11 Helping Disadvantaged Youth in Education......Page 216
12 Designing Democratic Institutions for Collaborative Economic Development: Lessons from Belgian and Dutch Cases......Page 230
13 Ireland’s National Anti-Poverty Strategy as New Governance......Page 248
14 The Partnership Agenda Going Forward: Challenges and Opportunities......Page 270
B......Page 276
D......Page 277
G......Page 278
I......Page 279
L......Page 280
N......Page 281
P......Page 282
S......Page 284
W......Page 285
Z......Page 286