The Regional Economic Development Paradox: policy order and complex practice

Pugalis, LC

The Regional Economic Development Paradox: policy order and complex practice

Pugalis, LC

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Publisher:: Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: ANZRSAI-2016-Conference-Proceedings, 2017, pp. 107 - 120
Issue Date:: 2017

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dc.contributor.author	Pugalis, LC https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8987-6356	en_US
dc.date	2016-12-05	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	ANZRSAI-2016-Conference-Proceedings, 2017, pp. 107 - 120	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-473-38890-4	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/127055
dc.description.abstract	Regional economic development, in its various guises, is deployed throughout much of Australia. Whilst it remains a contested activity, conventional wisdom extols the need to embrace complexity, whilst simultaneously imbuing order and control. Insights from the literature reveal that regional economic development organisations are often the primary interface between government and regional socio-economic systems – two highly dynamic and multidimensional, yet opaque, operational landscapes, characterised by interactive network relationships across place and time. Derived from an analysis of the Regional Development Australia Northern Inland Committee, we find that regional economic strategies may tend to reflect a bias towards structured processes, transactional relationships and hierarchical decisions, which eschew practical complexities. We identify some striking future risks for regional development if extant practice continues as we seek to contribute to a richer understanding of the complexity that confronts economic development policy-makers.	en_US
dc.publisher	Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	ANZRSAI-2016-Conference-Proceedings	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australia and New Zealand Regional Science Association International Conference 2016	en_US
dc.title	The Regional Economic Development Paradox: policy order and complex practice	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	New Zealand	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Melbourne, Australia	en_US
utslib.for	1503 Business and Management	en_US
utslib.for	1401 Economic Theory	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/lnstitute for Public Policy and Governance
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - IPPG - Institute for Public Policy and Governance
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
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pubs.finish-date	2016-12-07	en_US
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Abstract:

Regional economic development, in its various guises, is deployed throughout much of Australia. Whilst it remains a contested activity, conventional wisdom extols the need to embrace complexity, whilst simultaneously imbuing order and control. Insights from the literature reveal that regional economic development organisations are often the primary interface between government and regional socio-economic systems – two highly dynamic and multidimensional, yet opaque, operational landscapes, characterised by interactive network relationships across place and time. Derived from an analysis of the Regional Development Australia Northern Inland Committee, we find that regional economic strategies may tend to reflect a bias towards structured processes, transactional relationships and hierarchical decisions, which eschew practical complexities. We identify some striking future risks for regional development if extant practice continues as we seek to contribute to a richer understanding of the complexity that confronts economic development policy-makers.

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