Decentralisation of Competencies and Local Development Agencies in North-Eastern Italy

Stefano Solari
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Stefano Solari: Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Universita` di Padova, Italy

Local Economy, 2004, vol. 19, issue 1, 55-68

Abstract: Despite the economic success of north-eastern Italy, some of its areas, such as those closest to the Adriatic coast, are still experiencing difficulties in industrialisation. Since the 1960s, some development policies have been implemented to stimulate economic restructuring. After the disappointing performance of centrally planned initiatives, most development policies are now the responsibility of local authorities. In fact, institutional and constitutional reforms have increased the competencies and the autonomy of lower levels of government, which have also been allowed greater responsibility in development initiatives. The establishment of development agencies is therefore increasingly left to local collective action.1 This paper examines the effectiveness of such bottom-up initiatives driven by local institutions, and attempts to identify the best forms and the best regulatory framework for such activities.

Keywords: Decentralisation; local development agencies; local collective action (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1080/0269094032000168442

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