Paradigm change in regional policy : towards smart specialisation ? Lessons from Flanders (Belgium)

Due to the changing role of “the region” in economic development, it appears that policies targeted towards regions underwent significant changes in objectives, geographical scope, governance and policy instruments. This paper challenges three main questions related to recent changes in regional policy. Firstly, what are the fundamental characteristics of the “old” regional policies ? Secondly, did the “old” paradigm evolve into a new paradigm of regional policy ? And if yes, how did these changes materialized and what characteristics where affected ? Lastly, we consider how these changes were... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Ties Vanthillo
Ann Verhetsel
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Reihe/Periodikum: Belgeo, Vol 1 (2012)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography
Schlagwörter: Flanders / paradigm change / place-based approach / regional policy / Geography (General) / G1-922
Sprache: Englisch
Französisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29054881
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.4000/belgeo.7083

Due to the changing role of “the region” in economic development, it appears that policies targeted towards regions underwent significant changes in objectives, geographical scope, governance and policy instruments. This paper challenges three main questions related to recent changes in regional policy. Firstly, what are the fundamental characteristics of the “old” regional policies ? Secondly, did the “old” paradigm evolve into a new paradigm of regional policy ? And if yes, how did these changes materialized and what characteristics where affected ? Lastly, we consider how these changes were integrated in Flemish regional policies.