“…on firms that are big enough to serve larger than regional markets. It is assumed that when such firms expand, they will demand additional goods or services in the regional market, thus strengthening their local suppliers (and, ultimately, the whole region) through 'trickle down'-effects (Ewringmann et al 1986, Pohle 1995.…”
Section: C) the Case Of The German Grwmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The co-ordination function is reached by co-funding arrangements between Bund and Länder (the Länder can get federal support only for schemes within GRW-assisted areas), and consensus-oriented decisionmaking rules. In addition, there are certain maximum thresholds for aid given by any German Land, thus securing that the wealthier German Länder do not outbid their weaker counterparts in the competition for mobile investment (see Ewringmann et al 1986).…”
Regional development agencies (RDAs) have been established in the countries of the former Yugoslavia, where the development of economically underdeveloped areas primarily targeted the federal republics and autonomous provinces. The role of RDAs has been underpinned by the EU due to significance of the cohesion policy for new EU member states (Slovenia and Croatia), the process of association and negotiations on regional policy and the coordination of structural instruments for candidate and potential candidate countries. The paper elaborates on whether and to what extent the RDAs are expected to enhance national administrative capacities for programming, coordination and implementation of financial assistance. On the basis of a normative analysis of policy documents, relevant legislation and desk-research of the core competences and activities of the RDAs, the paper aims to portray the institutional arrangements for regional development, in particular the role of RDAs in the promotion of productivity and growth. Although regional partnerships have emerged as new collaborative governance structures, the principle of partnership is not fully respected as a result of strong centralization, the multitude of actors with overlapping roles and the underdeveloped systemic communication with stakeholders.
“…on firms that are big enough to serve larger than regional markets. It is assumed that when such firms expand, they will demand additional goods or services in the regional market, thus strengthening their local suppliers (and, ultimately, the whole region) through 'trickle down'-effects (Ewringmann et al 1986, Pohle 1995.…”
Section: C) the Case Of The German Grwmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The co-ordination function is reached by co-funding arrangements between Bund and Länder (the Länder can get federal support only for schemes within GRW-assisted areas), and consensus-oriented decisionmaking rules. In addition, there are certain maximum thresholds for aid given by any German Land, thus securing that the wealthier German Länder do not outbid their weaker counterparts in the competition for mobile investment (see Ewringmann et al 1986).…”
Regional development agencies (RDAs) have been established in the countries of the former Yugoslavia, where the development of economically underdeveloped areas primarily targeted the federal republics and autonomous provinces. The role of RDAs has been underpinned by the EU due to significance of the cohesion policy for new EU member states (Slovenia and Croatia), the process of association and negotiations on regional policy and the coordination of structural instruments for candidate and potential candidate countries. The paper elaborates on whether and to what extent the RDAs are expected to enhance national administrative capacities for programming, coordination and implementation of financial assistance. On the basis of a normative analysis of policy documents, relevant legislation and desk-research of the core competences and activities of the RDAs, the paper aims to portray the institutional arrangements for regional development, in particular the role of RDAs in the promotion of productivity and growth. Although regional partnerships have emerged as new collaborative governance structures, the principle of partnership is not fully respected as a result of strong centralization, the multitude of actors with overlapping roles and the underdeveloped systemic communication with stakeholders.
“…In federal Germany, regional policymaking since 1969 has been a joint task {Gemeinschaftsaufgabe). Complex, multilateral negotations among state and federal representatives result in annual framework plans (Rahmenpldne) that establish funding levels and allocations, assisted area designation, and award structures (Reissert and Schnabel 1976;Ewringmann 1986). The Gemeinschaftsaufgabe targets two types of problem regions: areas whose level of economic development lies substantially under the federal average; and areas which are vulnerable to the decline of a dominant industry.…”
Section: The Pre-reform Context Regional Policy Network In Britain Amentioning
European Community policymaking has been predicated upon the member governments acting as gatekeepers which mediate between their respective domestic political systems and EC institutions. However, the sweeping changes associated with Project 1992 threaten the gatekeeping status of the Twelve. This article explores the domestic and international consequences, which are cast in terms of three scenarios: the maintenance of the status quo, the emergence of a ‘Europe of Regions’, and a variegated set of outcomes. As an attempt to move beyond the realm of pure speculation, concrete lessons are culled from the reform of the European Regional Development Fund since 1979 and its effect on national and subnational interests in Britain and the Federal Republic of Germany. The theoretical premise is that national and subnational actors respond to Community initiatives within a structured context, the domestic policy networks in which they are embedded. These clusters of interorganizational relationships at the domestic level reflect the underlying distribution of resources among actors, and endow them with different capabilities and vulnerabilities as they seek to cope with changes administered to their policy environment by the EC. The findings suggest skepticism of the image of strengthened regions breaking out of the orbit of weakened states with the assistance of the EC. While the ability of member states to retain their roles as gatekeepers varies, this capacity remains strong. Moreover, subnational actors often view the EC as yet another exogenous institutional constraint on action.
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