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1. Higher Capacity with Limited Competence, Regional Development Agencies in Unitary States: The Case of The Emilia-Romagna

Author:
Aziz Tuncer
Publication Date:
05-2021
Content Type:
Journal Article
Journal:
Bilgi
Institution:
Sakarya University (SAU)
Abstract:
It is generally accepted that regional development policies and institutions in unitary states are shaped under potent influence of the centre without leaving any room for peculiar characteristics of the regions. As introduction of regional development policies preconditions devolution of some power to sub-national administrative tiers, central governments seek to strictly control the process and restraint the regional competencies. Region of Emilia-Romagna and ERVET confronted with the same difficulties and experienced a policy learning process during which they incrementally discovered various methods and instruments of policy to diminish the influence of the central constraints. Upon the analysis of ERVET, this article claims that the national government would not necessarily be the sole determinant of the regional development policies as generally accepted. If RDAs efficiently integrate political, cultural, social and economic particularities of the region into its administrative structures and policies and create a regional consensus upon their priorities, it would become more likely that they can play a remarkable role to exploit more power than central government allocated, and they can become rather influential in shaping regional development.
Topic:
Governance, Policymaking, and Regional Development
Political Geography:
Europe, Italy, and Emilia-Romagna

2. Neo-liberal Challanges and the Demise of Keynesian-Weberian State

Author:
Aziz Tuncer
Publication Date:
11-2021
Content Type:
Journal Article
Journal:
Bilgi
Institution:
Sakarya University (SAU)
Abstract:
Following the II. World War, there was a huge devastation and without state intervention it was not probable to reconstruct infrastructure and reinvigorate industry. Under these conditions in order to rejuvenate the economy and heal the havoc of the war, state intervention was pleased by large parts of society. Keynesian-Weberian structures accordingly were associated with development until mid 1970’s but in that time Weberian large bureaucracy was connected with poor performance, inefficiency and financial deficit. The proposals to rehabilitate the illnesses of Keynesian Weberian state were based upon neo-liberal principles and called New Public Management which became vogue in Europe and suggested to limit the boundary of state activities. One of its concrete outcome is huge transfers of state owned assets and public services to the private sector. Following the privatization and pervasion of the market, the boundary between public and private blurred which created a growing suspicion upon the violation of public interest on the part of citizens. This article aims at contributing to understand the nature and principles of both sides upon major areas.
Topic:
Development, Privatization, Economy, Neoliberalism, Keynes, and Welfare State
Political Geography:
Global Focus