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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIESANDMULTI-LEVEL
GOVERNANCEEuropean Perspectives
Professor Henrik Halkier Aalborg University,
Denmark halkier_at_ihis.aau.dk
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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIESANDMULTI-LEVEL
GOVERNANCEEuropean Perspectives

1. Great expectations Defining RDAs
2. Diversity Governance and strategies
3. RDAs and regional policy in Europe
4. Current and future challenges for RDAs

Professor Henrik Halkier Aalborg University,
Denmark halkier_at_ihis.aau.dk
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Defining RDAsGREAT EXPECTATIONS

• Arm's-length sponsorship
• long-term strategy
• private-sector support
• specialist staff

RDA
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Defining RDAsGREAT EXPECTATIONS

• Arm's-length sponsorship
• long-term strategy
• private-sector support
• specialist staff

• Tailor-made strategies
• specific problems
• local firms focus
• integrated policies

RDA
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Defining RDAsGREAT EXPECTATIONS

• Arm's-length sponsorship
• long-term strategy
• private-sector support
• specialist staff

• Tailor-made strategies
• specific problems
• local firms focus
• integrated policies

RDA

• Flexible instruments
• finance, infrastructure
• advice, networks, training
• proactive implementation

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RDA DIVERSITYGovernance and strategies

• Sponsorship
• arm's-length, one sponsor

Source Halkier Danson 1998
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RDA DIVERSITYGovernance and strategies

• Sponsorship
• arm's-length, one sponsor
• Instruments
• modern, less traditional

Source Halkier Danson 1998
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RDA DIVERSITYGovernance and strategies

• Sponsorship
• arm's-length, one sponsor
• Instruments
• modern, less traditional
• Strategies
• specialisation, less diversity

Source Halkier Danson 1998
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RDA DIVERSITYGovernance and strategies

• Sponsorship
• arm's-length, one sponsor
• Instruments
• modern, less traditional
• Strategies
• specialisation, less diversity
• Summing up
• More model RDAs than not

Source Halkier Danson 1998
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RDAs IN REGIONAL POLICYTowards multi-level
governance

• Top-down RDAs
• absent

Spatially selective Spatially inclusive
Single-tier National top-down Regional bottom-up
Multi-tier Structural Funds Growth partnerships
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RDAs IN REGIONAL POLICYTowards multi-level
governance

• Top-down RDAs
• absent
• Bottom-up RDAs
• stand-alone

Spatially selective Spatially inclusive
Single-tier National top-down Regional bottom-up
Multi-tier Structural Funds Growth partnerships
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RDAs IN REGIONAL POLICYTowards multi-level
governance

• Top-down RDAs
• absent
• Bottom-up RDAs
• stand-alone
• Structural Funds RDAs
• project managers
• Growth partnership RDAs
• network governance ?

Spatially selective Spatially inclusive
Single-tier National top-down Regional bottom-up
Multi-tier Structural Funds Growth partnerships
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RDAs IN REGIONAL POLICYTowards multi-level
governance

• Top-down RDAs
• absent
• Bottom-up RDAs
• stand-alone
• Structural Funds RDAs
• project managers
• Growth partnership RDAs
• network governance ?

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RDAs IN REGIONAL POLICYTowards multi-level
governance

• Top-down RDAs
• absent
• Bottom-up RDAs
• stand-alone
• Structural Funds RDAs
• project managers
• Growth partnership RDAs
• network governance ?

Region
RDA
Firms
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RDAs IN REGIONAL POLICYTowards multi-level
governance

• Top-down RDAs
• absent
• Bottom-up RDAs
• stand-alone
• Structural Funds RDAs
• project managers
• Growth partnership RDAs
• network governance ?

EU
Nation
Region
RDA
RDA
RDA
Local
Firms
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CHALLENGING RDA FUTURESContext is crucial x 3
Political sponsorship clear expectations about development goals other sponsor goals also important clear about degree of autonomy


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CHALLENGING RDA FUTURESContext is crucial x 3
Political sponsorship clear expectations about development goals other sponsor goals also important clear about degree of autonomy
Tailor-made strategies realism about global trends secure legitimacy via partnership clients are source of innovation

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CHALLENGING RDA FUTURESContext is crucial x 3
Political sponsorship clear expectations about development goals other sponsor goals also important clear about degree of autonomy
Tailor-made strategies realism about global trends secure legitimacy via partnership clients are source of innovation
Policy instruments use local resources learning more efficient than copying creativity also in presentation