Local governance and the drivers of growth /

Innovation, skills, entrepreneurship and social cohesion are key drivers of growth, and essential goals of effective economic development strategies. Each has a strong governance component, which requires real partnership between government, business and civil society. In this book, the OECD has bro...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Paris : OECD, 2005
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The drivers of growth: why governance matters / Sylvain Giguere
  • 2. The instruments of good governance / Xavier Greffe
  • 3. Partnerships, relationships, and networks: understanding local collaboration strategies in different countries / Mark Considine
  • 4. Globalisation, new public services, local democracy: what's the connection? / Charles F. Sabel
  • 5. Local strategies in a global economy: lessons from competitive cities / Michael Parkinson
  • 6. Financing local economic development: experiences in Europe and the United States / Randall W. Eberts
  • 7. The design and implementation of local development strategies: the case of Central and Eastern Europe / Scott Abrams and Fergus Murphy
  • Annex A. Authors' biographical notes
  • List of boxes
  • List of tables
  • List of figures.