scholarly journals The Role of the China Association of Regional Studies in the Development of Spatial Regional Development of China (1991 – Present)

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2 (26)) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
Svetlana B. Makeeva
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Regional Economy ◽  
Industrial Clusters ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
Policy Theory ◽  
Scientific Potential

The article defines the role of the China Association of Regional Studies (established in 1991) in the process of studying and analyzing regional problems of the spatial organization of the economy in China after the start of the policy of “reform and openness”. The consolidation of the scientific potential of Chinese scientists in the field of economics, geography, history, sociology, philosophy, cultural studies within the framework of the Association made it possible to develop high-quality recommendations on the regional development of China. The main aspects of the regional development of the PRC, considered within the framework of the Association, were issues related to the regional economy and regional policy (theory and practice), regional economic development strategies, a comprehensive assessment of the PRC regional policy after 1978, the regional economy in the border regions, and industrial agglomeration and industrial clusters in China.

scholarly journals INSTITUTIONAL PROVISION INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (3(65)) ◽  
pp. 47-55
Author(s):  
V.F. Goriachuk ◽  
D.F. Dukov
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
The State ◽  
State Governance ◽  
State Fund ◽  
Manual Mode

During the years of independence in Ukraine, a certain set of investment instruments of state governance for regional development has been created: state and regional target programs, regional development agreements, agreements on implementation of interregional projects, programs for overcoming the state of depression, the State Fund for Regional Development (DFRD), and others. However, their level of performance is quite low.Notwithstanding the provisions of the State Strategy for Regional Development for the period up to 2020, regional development agreements and programs to overcome the state of depression of the territory are not implemented at all. The use of the DFRR in the "manual mode" reduces the role of the fund in solving the tasks of regional policy of the state.One of the main investment instruments of state governance for regional development are regional target programs. The analysis of target programs of the Odesa Oblast, which operated in 2015, showed that most of them did not meet the priorities of the economic and social development strategy of the Odessa region and (or) have other defects.Agreements on the implementation of interregional projects, the implementation of which contributes to the improvement of socio-economic development of two or more regions, have not been used at all. The same situation with regard to programs to overcome the state of depression of the territory.The inadequate institutional support of the DFRD leads to its underfunding, non-compliance with the rules for distributing its funds between regions, and non-compliance with the priorities of regional development.The article proposes: to return the practice of using agreements on regional development as a mechanism for coordinating the interests of central executive and local self-government bodies in relation to the implementation of strategic tasks of regional development; based on the principle of subsidiarity, delegate to the regional level the authority to develop programs to overcome the state of depression of the territory; to implement methodological recommendations for the evaluation of regional target programs.

scholarly journals Areas of Regional Policy Implementation with Reference to Ensuring Economic Security

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (49) ◽  
pp. 73-81
Author(s):  
O. M. Dzhyhora ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
The State ◽  
Regional Differentiation ◽  
Production Pattern ◽  
Strategic Goal

The article is aimed at identifying the main areas of regional policy with reference to ensuring economic security. It is proved that the state regional policy is an integral part of the state policy aimed at providing the spatial organization of a region, maintaining balance, eliminating regional differentiation. The mechanism of regional policy provision is considered. The powers of regional policy actors in Ukraine are apecified. The global and local goals of regional policy are characterized, the goal hierarchy is created with respect to ensuring regional economic security. Estimates of the local goals of regional policy on achieving the strategic goal of regional policy are defined. The main global goals of regional policy are highlighted, in particular: territorial integrity, socio-economic integration and spatial development, sustainable development of the region’s diversified competitive economy, development of rural territories and territories adjacent to cities, development of human capital and life quality, effective regional development management. It is determined that the following local goals are estimated highest for achieving the strategic goal of regional policy: protection of regional interests, territorial unity, prevention of deepening imbalances in regional development, rationalization of agricultural production pattern aimed at increasing its productivity, development of a competitive industrial sector.

Accountability and Regional Governance

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aidan While
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Regional Governance ◽  
Democratic Deficit ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Pragmatic Approach ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
Stakeholder Interests ◽  
State Apparatus

This article looks at the emerging role of the regional chambers in England. Ostensibly acting as the first step towards elected regional government, these new partnerships have become an integral part of New Labour's pragmatic approach to English regionalisation. Providing a counterweight to the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), regional chambers are intended to provide an inclusive forum for the various local and regional stakeholder interests. The remit of these voluntary bodies will include monitoring the activities of the RDAs and providing strategic input into a range of regional policy initiatives. Focusing on developments in two English regions, the article considers whether regional chambers will be able to compensate for the democratic deficit that has long been an intrinsic part of the regional state apparatus in England.

From Government to Governance: Polish Regional Development Agencies in a Changing Regional Context

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Ferry
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Democratic Accountability ◽  
Eu Accession ◽  
Structural Funds ◽  
Policy Environments ◽  
Development Agencies ◽  
Policy Arena ◽  
Theoretical Analyses

This article charts the evolving role of Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) in Poland. It argues that changes to regional institutional and policy environments, linked to processes of regionalisation, EU accession, and the administration of European Union structural funds, have prompted increasing diversification of RDA activities. Moreover, questions of democratic accountability and economic efficiency are becoming increasingly pointed. Has regionalisation boosted the democratic accountability and regional orientation of agencies? Has administrative reform simplified agencies' delivery of development programmes? What influence has the administration of structural funds had on this? The article explores these issues, stressing generally that theoretical analyses of RDA activities must take increasing account of agency “positioning,” i.e., their role and purpose in an increasingly crowded and complex regional policy arena. Future scenarios for the evolution of RDAs in Poland are also outlined.

scholarly journals The role of labor resources in the process of regional development of Russia and China: modern practices of regional studies comparative studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 108-119
Author(s):  
S. B. Makeeva
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
Labor Management ◽  
Coordinated Development ◽  
Comparative Aspect ◽  
Regional Labor ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Labor Resources

In the framework of the modern direction of regional studies knowledge - regional studies comparative studies, the role of labor resources as one of the key elements in regional development in the implementation of spatial development strategies of the Russian Federation and an updated strategy for the coordinated development of China is analyzed in a comparative aspect. Identified Russian and Chinese trends in high-quality training, the effective redistribution of labor resources for the needs of the regional economy of the two countries. In China, the primary tasks of labor management are the prospects for labor participation in technological progress, industrial modernization, and the economic growth of China's regions, while in Russia one of the key objectives of the development of a regional labor management system is effective employment of the population and solving the problem of centralization of resource flows leading to the intensified socio-economic unevenness of the regions of Russia

Trends of new regional policy development in EU member states

2019 ◽  
pp. 76-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stepan Davymuka ◽  
Vasyl Kuybida ◽  
Lyubov Fedulova
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
State Regional ◽  
The Eu ◽  
State Regional Policy

Slow transformations in socio-economic development of Ukrainian regions in the context of public authorities’ decentralization policy show poor efficiency of both state regional policy in general and regional policies of territories’ development in its former forms. This activates discussions and search for more efficient and adequate approaches to management of spatial development in the context of implementation of European integration course, taking into account the experience of European Union. The paper aims to outline the nature of modern role of regions in the context of regional policy and to reveal and explain the trends of practical implementation of new regional policy in the EU with further development of recommendations for authorities to be considered in strategic governance of territorial development in Ukraine. The nature of modern role of regions in the context of regional policy is outlined and conceptual foundations of new EU regional policy are defined. Special attention in paid to the increasing role of local actors and public authorities’ decentralization in the process of regional development governance. The trends of forming and implementation of new regional policy in the EU are revealed and specified, including the compliance with the established European values, interrelation between the goals of the policies of EU regions and cities with stimulation of economic growth and improvement of the quality of life based on strategic investment; structural changes in forming of European budget, innovative imperative of EU regional development and strengthening of external integration of regions. Based on the analysis of European experience, the lessons for authorities responsible for state regional policy of Ukraine are outlined. Targeted recommendations for state authorities are suggested to be taken into account in the process of forming and implementation of regional development strategy in conditions of decentralization of authorities and ongoing European integration processes. Special role is paid to the need to apply “soft” measures of regional policy that contribute to more extended attraction of informal institutes and creation of conditions for involvement of all regional actors into the process of making and accomplishment of management decisions.

Role of regions in the economical development of the country on the example of small cities

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
K. E. Khassenova ◽  
L. Z. Parimbekova ◽  
Aliya K. Ibraeva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Regional Economy ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
Small Cities ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Economical Development

This article describes the role of regions in the economy is determined by objective preconditions for regional studies, disclosed the subject of the research "regional economy", described the location of the course "regional economy" in the scientific acceptance of the link between other economic disciplines, articulated the role of regions in economic development of the country.

scholarly journals The region and the smaller enterprise: A discussion of appropriate investigative methodologies

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Pownall
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Ex Ante ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Aid Policy ◽  
Shed Light

Regional policy instruments are typically driven by economic rationales, from either a firm or industrial perspective. Yet too often, these rationales are taken as ex ante to the contexts within which firms and industries compete. Recent regional development research has urged a better link be developed between the individual, the firm, and their context, so as to understand the role of regions in supporting effective competitiveness of organizations. In this article, recent research themes are explored that may shed light on the nature of this relationship and that can be developed into an investigative methodology that could aid policy practitioners in generating policy instruments that reflect differing societal constructions of SME reality.

Evaluating the Role of the Sunshine Coast University (USC) in the Regional Economy

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janelle Allison ◽  
Julie Keane
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Regional Economy ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Regional Economies ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Learning Region ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Using Data

The research findings discussed in this paper present ideas from the second stage of a project to evaluate the role of higher education institutions (HEIs) in regional economies. Using data developed through a learning region framework, the research schematically represents HEI linkages to the region . Possible linkage scenarios for each of six dimensions associated with embeddedness are presented. The findings suggest that this qualitative approach moves us closer to better capturing the complexity and role of HEI in regional development.

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