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Across the world, the regional level is becoming increasingly important in economic development with a proliferation of regionally based initiatives. This has important consequences for how institutional capacity is able to take and influence decisions with regard to the long-term future development of particular localities: in short the patterns of regional governance. This book focuses on two relevant aspects: (i) the question of governance - how does the ongoing process of institution-building affect the ways in which the regions and localities are governed, including questions of democracy, participation, regional self-determination, public-private partnerships and accountability; and (ii) what are the consequences of new modes of governance and institutional change for regional development strategies and policies, particularly in the context of large-scale industrial restructuring and city-region and urban regeneration.
Publication Date
2020
Publisher
Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University
Original Publication Information
1999
City
Morgantown
Keywords
regionally based initiatives, governance, institutional change
Recommended Citation
Danson, M., & Wittam, G. (1999). Regional Governance, Institutions and Development. Reprint. Edited by Scott Loveridge and Randall Jackson. WVU Research Repository, 2020.
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