Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Papers in Innovation Studies,
Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research
No 2024/10: Municipalities’ role in regional development: Navigating subsidiarity, place-based approaches, and geographical variation.
Markus Grillitsch (), Linda Stihl () and Brita Hermelin ()
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Markus Grillitsch: CIRCLE, Lund University, Postal: CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research, Lund University, PO Box 117, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
Linda Stihl: CIRCLE, Lund University, Postal: CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research, Lund University, PO Box 117, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
Brita Hermelin: Linköping University, Postal: Sweden
Abstract: Even though place is associated with the local, place-based policy approaches target the regional level of government. Addressing this conundrum, this paper focuses on the local level studying municipalities’ regional development work in different types of regions in three Nordic countries. Through a comparative study across regional and national contexts, the paper identifies the need to clarify the strategies of municipalities in place-based approaches. The results explain the uneven capabilities and structural constraints of municipalities impacting the viability of the subsidiarity principle bringing policy design and implementation closer to citizens.
Keywords: Change agency; regional development; municipalities; place-based policy; subsidiarity
Language: English
20 pages, August 9, 2024
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