Policy briefing january 2019 regional development in. The purpose of collection development policy is to guide staff and inform the public about the principles upon which selections are made for the collection. Chinese regional development and policy michael dunford, university of sussex, uk and institute of geographical sciences and natural resources research, chinese academy of sciences, beijing, china, and thomas bonschab, deutsche gesellschaft fur internationale zusammenarbeit, beijing, china figure 1. Regional development in todays context is at a critical juncture, with multiple crises. Regional development regional development plan 201 plan 201plan 2011 111201620162016 chcchhchapter 1 apter 1apter 1 assessment and challengesassessment and challengesassessment and challenges 1. Addressed to all eu regions and cities, it contains measures to boost economic growth and jobs and improve quality of life through strategic investment. Countries, states, regions, and cities are interested in stimulating economic development in their jurisdictions. South africas national development plan and its implications for regional development by harry zarenda introduction in 201220, the african national congress and south african government adopted the national development plan ndp as its launchpad and blueprint for a future economic and socioeconomic development strategy for the country. Regional development is a broad term but can be seen as a general effort to reduce regional disparities by supporting employment and wealthgenerating economic activities in regions. Pdf the concept of competitiveness through regional. Collection development policy 2018 eastern regional libraries. Regional development for post2011 tunisia is taken here as the activation of a stateinitiated push toward regional balance in the distribution.
Friedmann has been an active participant in the ciudad guayana enterprise, as well as its student. This dataset presents information on eu payments to the regional policy supported programmes. The judgement of staff will be exercised within the framework o f this policy, the stated goals and boundaries. Furthermore, the creation of these rdas must also be. Geography, policy and infrastructure zhengyun sun department of economics university of california, berkeley thesis advisor. Regional development policies in oecd countries policy makers need both a handy reference guide to the regional policies of their own and other countries and a broader analysis of trends in regional policies, based on sound, comparable information. Regional economic development analysis and planning. Regional development policy existed already before regional policy. Regional development encompasses not only traditional policy on a concrete territory, but also socioeconomic process organized in the specific political and cultural context atkinson, 1996. Policy guidelines for micronutrient supplementation. Specific provisions for territorial cooperation proposal for a regulation com 2018 374.
Definition of regional development in the dictionary. Third, we expand knowledge on the design and implementation phases of regional development strategies and thus contribute to the understanding of policy processes winter 2012. These investments support the delivery of the europe 2020 strategy. Information and translations of regional development in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. A case study of chinas western development strategy zheng lu1 xiang deng2 abstract. Regional development planning is undertaken by governments with the aim of improving the wellbeing of people in areas where there is concern about present and future living conditions. Evaluating chinas western development strategy abstract. Consequently, the conference recommended the development of a harmonized regional agricultural policy, aligned to national policies, that is consistent with the sadc regional indicative strategic development plan risdp and the sadc daressalaam declaration on agriculture and food security2. Sachs, wing thye woo, shuming bao, gene chang and andrew mellinger introduction substantial disparity in regional incomes is a reality in every geographically large country, and the causes of the disparity are numerous and complex.
It is argued that regional planning practice is the interpretation and application of the regional policy framework to the solution of the problems of regional development within the confines of a national. Impact assessment on erdf and cohesion fund proposals swd 2018 283. Regional development discrepancies and public policy. First, the book provides the reader with an overview of key theoretical and conceptual contexts within which the economic development process takes place. Inforegio eu regional policy regional policy european. Working papers from the regional development policy division of the oecd cover a full range of topics including regional statistics and analysis, urban governance and economics, rural governance and economics, and multilevel governance. The role of human capital, social capital and agglomeration. Business incubators as entrepreneurial enablers in developing economies.
The regional policy of the european union eu, also referred as cohesion policy, is a policy with the stated aim of improving the economic wellbeing of regions in the eu and also to avoid regional disparities. Canada joined other western industrialized countries in the 1960s in declaring war on regional disparities, on poverty, and on a host of perceived public policy problems. This has called for a change in policy direction towards a more balanced regional. Regional decentralization in central and eastern europe.
Strategic planning as a regional development policy mechanism. Concrete policies were shaped by best practice models derived from hightech areas and well performing regions. Regional development strategy 2035 planning service. The strategy provides the common direction for regional development in western australia into the next decade. Module a development approaches to regional planning. Regional development plans the national economic and.
This paper discusses development policy objectives, noting how these have changed over the years, with a more explicit focus on poverty reduction coming recently to the fore. Vaitoskirjassa tarkastellaan alueiden erilaistuvan kehityksen ongelmien tiedostamista ja kehityksen ohjaamisen idean. The best regional development outcomes are achieved when stakeholders and opportunities are aligned towards a clear common purpose and guided by consistent principles of good regional development. Regional development policy and its impact on regional. Global database on the implementation of nutrition action gina submit.
Oecd ilibrary oecd regional development working papers. In the past, regional development policy tended to try to achieve these objectives by means of largescale infrastructure development and by attracting inward. Concept of regional development and its measurements development is a dynamic concept. China implemented the western development strategy in 2000 to address the issue of regional differences in the distribution of income after having favored the coastal region for the first two decades of its opening and reform policies.
Jan 14, 2019 avoiding fault lines through development policy. The principles of the regional development policy at european level were taken into consideration even since 1957 with signing up the treaty establishing the economic european community that. Explores indias history of policy interventions aimed at addressing the problem of lagging regionsthrough attracting investment and promoting growth and exports. In the past, regional development policy tended to try to achieve these objectives by means of largescale infrastructure development and by attracting inward investment. It is argued that regional planning practice is the interpretation and application of the regional policy framework to the solution of the problems of. Chinas western development strategy wds has been carried out since 1999 with remarkable achievements, whereby western china also experienced a rapid and stable development during the past decade. Regional development is the provision of aid and other assistance to regions which are less economically developed. Policies in united republic of tanzania global database. The department of primary industries and regional development administers the royalties for regions program and facilitates the development and diversification of sustainable regional communities.
South africas national development plan and its implications. Explaining regional disparities of chinas economic growth. Provide a framework for all development agencies to actualize policies provide a framework for detailed and explicit district development plans. By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. The rdcs are a dedicated front door for regional development in each region. Regional development for post2011 tunisia is taken here as the activation of a stateinitiated push toward regional balance in. Pdf regional development policy in korea past, present.
Development approaches to regional planning contents topic 1 introduction into regional planning theories and strategies a5 1. The implications and scope of regional development may therefore vary in accordance with the definition of a region, and how the region and its boundaries are perceived internally and externally. The regional planning and development policy is an integral part of the national development strategy and aims at achieving national unity and integration, full participation of the majority of the population in the development process, equitable distribution of the benefits of development. Crossborder mechanism proposal for a regulation com 2018 373.
Policy makers are forced to arrive at some estimate of the relative costs and benefits of the available policy options in order to make sensible choices among them. Regional development covers a wide range of economic policy issues related to the need to exploit appropriate productive resources that may contribute or form an impediment to the welfare of a region in either an absolute or a relative sense. It supports job creation, competitiveness, economic growth, improved quality of life and sustainable development. China implemented the western development strategy in 2000 to address the issue of regional differences in the distribution of income after having favored the coastal region for the first two.
Innovation has moved to the foreground in regional policy in the last decade. Pdf 2mb explores indias history of policy interventions aimed at addressing the problem of lagging regionsthrough attracting investment and promoting growth and exports. The book is about the analysis of regional economic performance and change, and how analysis integrates with strategies for local and regional economic development policy and planning. Rethinking regional development policymaking oecd multilevel governance studies governments at all levels are increasingly required to do more and better with less. Geography, economic policy and regional development in china. Tatsuaki kuroda, phillip mccann, kimiko uno and xiaoping zheng. Rethinking regional development policymaking this report takes stock of discussions held between academics and country practitioners during a series of seminars organised in 2017 by the oecd and the european commission that focused on opportunities to improve the design and delivery of regional development policies. Regional development policies in oecd countries oecd. Regional integratio olic an strateg ripos 20142023 vi africa evelopment ban group annexes annex 1 from the ten year strategy to the regional integration policy and strategy annex 2 schematic summary of the bank groups.
To learn about our use of cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings, please see our cookie policy. Regional development definition and meaning collins. Policy briefing january 2019 regional development in tunisia. Professor bryan graham1 december 20 abstract while chinas fast growth is unquestionable, equally significant is the rising coastinland inequality. The implications and scope of regional development may therefore vary in accordance with the definition of a region, and how the region and its boundaries are. Transgenerational entrepreneurship in entrepreneurial families. Regional development policies in oecd countries responds to this need. Regional development drd and nine regional development commissions rdcs. In fact, there is no agreement on the meaning of development among planners and thinkers jsome people say it means increase in income, others lay emphasis on employment, quality of life an happiness. The recognized purpose of any development is social investment.
Together the rdcs and the drd take responsibility for the effective planning, coordination and delivery of the state governments regional development agenda. The eu invests locally through its regional policy. In recognition of the changing challenges facing the region the executive agreed that the regional development strategy that was published in 2001 and amended in 2008 needed. Chapter 1 summarises the trends of regional development policies in oecd member countries, beginning with problem recognition the problems or challenges recognised by the country and the objectives of regional development policies, followed by an overview of the legal and institutional framework including major policy tools, the urbanrural. Didep module a development approaches r a 3 module a.
University of pecs, department of political studies, 2007. More than one third of the eus budget is devoted to this policy, which aims to remove economic, social and territorial disparities. Issues and realities 41st isocarp congress 2005 3 examination of a number of physical, social, economic and environmental aspects of the building site and the neighboring sites. Regional development planning the canadian encyclopedia. Pdf strategic planning as a regional development policy.
The consequences of multiple marginalization larbi sadiki1 key. In the process of accession to the european union, turkey has begun the process of creating the regional development agencies rda in 2006. But human progress is not an automatic consequence of economic growth. This paper traces regional development policy in zimbabwe in a historical perspective from the colonial to the post.
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