The Construction of 'Regional Development' in the Boardroom: A Comparative Analysis of New South Wales and Western Australia

Grant, BJ; Dollery, B; Conway, M

The Construction of 'Regional Development' in the Boardroom: A Comparative Analysis of New South Wales and Western Australia

Grant, BJ

Dollery, B Conway, M

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Publisher:: Southern Cross University
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Economic and Social Policy, 2011, 14 (2), pp. 139 - 163
Issue Date:: 2011-01

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dc.contributor.author	Dollery, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Conway, M	en_US
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dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Economic and Social Policy, 2011, 14 (2), pp. 139 - 163	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	Abstract The expression `regional development has entered contemporary policy discourse as if it represented a commonly understood and well-defined activity. This paper considers the manner in which board members of state government-funded regional development agencies in New South Wales (NSW) and Western Australia (WA) describe regional development. We outline four major discourses surrounding regional development in the literature and compare these with the narratives gathered from 53 regional development board members in NSW and WA. Analysis of these semistructured interviews suggests that board members see regional development in overlapping and coalescing discourses which inform understandings of their roles within the broader framework of regional development governance. Further, we suggest that regional development is principally driven by uncertainty and the boards are regarded, at least by those within the boardroom, as instruments of politicised activity.	en_US
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dc.title	The Construction of 'Regional Development' in the Boardroom: A Comparative Analysis of New South Wales and Western Australia	en_US
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Abstract The expression `regional development has entered contemporary policy discourse as if it represented a commonly understood and well-defined activity. This paper considers the manner in which board members of state government-funded regional development agencies in New South Wales (NSW) and Western Australia (WA) describe regional development. We outline four major discourses surrounding regional development in the literature and compare these with the narratives gathered from 53 regional development board members in NSW and WA. Analysis of these semistructured interviews suggests that board members see regional development in overlapping and coalescing discourses which inform understandings of their roles within the broader framework of regional development governance. Further, we suggest that regional development is principally driven by uncertainty and the boards are regarded, at least by those within the boardroom, as instruments of politicised activity.

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