Building Inclusive Regions: Regional Development Agencies and the Challenge to Integrate Economic with Social Policy

The purpose of this work is to identify some issues of current sustainable development process in polyethnic border regions of Ukraine. The need to involve various domestic stakeholders (like local, regional and national authorities, businesses, households, education and research institutions, NGOs, regional development agencies) and representatives from neighboring countries in elaboration and implementation of sustainable development programs in border regions is substantiated. Conducted survey helped to identify the position of local NGOs representatives, involved into the different regional development projects, about the priority directions of sustainable development and obstacles for their realization in the polyethnic region. Certain peculiarities of sustainable development related to regional polyethnicity have been identified during the survey. Certain ways to increase the involvement of various ethnic groups in process of sustainable development in border regions have been proposed.

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Pathways to the Future? An Initial Assessment of RDA Strategies and their Contribution to Integrated Regional Development

Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit ◽

10.1080/02690940110036586 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 142-159 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Peter Roberts ◽

Paul Benneworth

Keyword(s):

Regional Development ◽

Initial Assessment ◽

Action Plans ◽

General Terms ◽

Economic Strategies ◽

Subject Specific ◽

The Future ◽

Key Issues ◽

Development Agencies

The English Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) were established in April 1999 as part of the wider package of devolution measures. One of the first tasks undertaken by the RDAs was the preparation of Region al Economic Strategies (RESs). These strategies were intended to be a means of securing agreement on a single regional vision and programme of development. However, the RDAs are n ot the only actors present in the English regions and the RESs are not the only region al-level planning exercises. This paper reviews the guidance given to RDAs regarding the preparation and content of RESs. It also provides an initial assessment of the strategy documents an d the extent to which they are coordinated with other regional plans and programmes. The eight RESs differ in terms of their structure, content and emphasis. In general terms, and accepting the constraints under which they were prepared, it is clear that they represent positive attempts to develop strategies for the regions. Key issues for the future include the need for RDAs to agree detailed subject-specific action plans, to establish stronger links with other regional actors and to en sure that they add value to regional development.

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Henrik Halkier, Mike Danson and Charlotte Damborg (eds), "Regional Development Agencies in Europe" (Book Review)

Town Planning Review ◽

10.3828/tpr.70.1.u342030g371080m3 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 70 (1) ◽

pp. 125

Author(s):

Peter Roberts

Keyword(s):

Regional Development ◽

Development Agencies

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The Role of Annual Reports in Ensuring Accountability

Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development - Handbook of Research on Modernization and Accountability in Public Sector Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3731-1.ch021 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 446-469

Author(s):

Tolga Demirbas

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Regional Development ◽

Public Management ◽

Specific Region ◽

Annual Reports ◽

The Public ◽

Great Pressure ◽

New Type ◽

Development Agencies

Regional development agencies (RDAs) are governance-based institutions that aim to help a specific region to socioeconomically develop by ensuring cooperation among the public sector, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations within that specific geographical region. In Turkey, which was not able to eliminate the regional differences via centralized policies, development agencies (DAs) were established as “the new-type organizations of public management” in the early 2000s. Taking part in regional development that is a vital area and not having a usual organization have increased the expectations from these agencies. Today, there is a great pressure on DAs concerning their accountability. The best way to understand the level of accountability of DAs that have an approximately 10-year history is to analyze the annual reports they have to announce to the public. This chapter carries out a content analysis on disclosure items in the annual reports of 25 DAs in Turkey and examines their level of accountability to their stakeholders.

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