Balancing Competitiveness and Cohesion in Regional Innovation Policy: The Case of Finland

Mika Kautonen

European Planning Studies, 2011, vol. 20, issue 12, 1925-1943

Abstract: This article sheds light on the relationship and tension between competitiveness and cohesion as undercurrents and continuous causes of controversies in the regional innovation policy. The in-built problems in regional innovation policy that emerge because this policy is essentially a synthesis of different policies with different rationales are contemplated. Empirically, this article outlines the main phases of evolution and drivers of development in the Finnish regional innovation policy. It also discusses the recent developments from the perspective of regional (and national) competitiveness and cohesion nexus. These empirical outlines are then used to feed the views back into the discussion on a more theoretical level.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2012.737991

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