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Local Governance as Government–Business Cooperation in Western Democracies: Analysing Local and Intergovernmental Effects by Multi‐Level Comparison

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  • CLEMENTE J. NAVARRO YÁÑEZ
  • ANNICK MAGNIER
  • M. ANTONIA RAMÍREZ

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The internationalization of economics and politics has forced local governments to develop new context‐appropriate strategies; these strategies, characterized by a greater degree of interaction with non‐governmental key actors and with the business world in particular, have been termed local or urban governance. This article is intended to illustrate the impact of three factors — local leadership, local political arenas and intergovernmental relationships — on the formation of cooperative networks between local governments and business organizations as one of the basic types of urban governance model. To achieve this, a comparative multi‐level analysis presenting the CEO's perpective on such issues was conducted. The results show how local and intergovernmental opportunity costs and leadership are the factors that largely determine the degree of collaboration between local government and business. Résumé L’internationalisation de l’économie et de la politique a forcé les gouvernements locaux àélaborer de nouvelles stratégies en fonction des contextes ; caractérisées par une interaction plus forte avec des acteurs‐clés non gouvernementaux et avec le monde de l’entreprise en particulier, ces stratégies ont reçu l’appellation de gouvernance locale ou urbaine. L’impact de trois facteurs — autorité locale, arènes politiques locales et relations intergouvernementales — sur la formation des réseaux de coopération entre gouvernements locaux et entreprises est présenté comme l’un des types essentiels de modèle de gouvernance urbaine. Pour ce faire, une analyse comparative multi‐niveaux a été menée sur la vision des directions générales d’entreprises concernant ces questions. Les résultats montrent la manière dont les autorités et les coûts d’opportunité locaux et intergouvernementaux déterminent en grande partie le degré de collaboration entre les gouvernements locaux et le monde des affaires.

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  • Clemente J. Navarro Yáñez & Annick Magnier & M. Antonia Ramírez, 2008. "Local Governance as Government–Business Cooperation in Western Democracies: Analysing Local and Intergovernmental Effects by Multi‐Level Comparison," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 32(3), pages 531-547, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijurrs:v:32:y:2008:i:3:p:531-547
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2008.00816.x
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