Theory and Practice of Local Governance and Economic Development

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.

MAURA ADSHEAD University of Limerick, Ireland LUIGI BURRONI University of Florence, Italy FILIP DE RYNCK University College Ghent, Belgium MIKE GEDDES Warwick Business School, UK AARON HART ERIK-HANS KLIJN Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Netherlands MICHAEL LIMERICK University of Texas, USA KATRINA MACNAB The Highland Council, UK MYRNA P. MANDELL California State University, USA CHRIS MCINERNEY University of Limerick, Ireland KEVIN O’TOOLE Deakin University, Australia MIKE REID CHRIS SKELCHER University of Birmingham, UK PAULINE TAYLOR University of New South Wales, Australia JORIS VOETS University College Ghent, Belgium LEON YEATMAN CEO, Yarrabah Council, Australia