Klappentext: Regional planning has come of age. In country after country it has become part of the established machinery of government, a necessary function of increased centralization. Yet precisely at the very moment when the need for regional planning is accepted almost universally,...

"Although collaborations for local and regional economic development have been popular in recent years, it is not yet wholly clear when or how such efforts bring successful outcomes. Using an integrative conceptual framework for collaborative governance, this innovative collection provides a...