Baltic partnerships : integration, growth and local governance in the Baltic Sea Region
Local government Baltic States
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
2007
EISBN 1281745790
Executive summary.
Ch. 1. Integration, growth and governance in the Baltic Sea Region / Sylvain GigueÌre.
Ch. 2. The governance of employment and economic development in the Baltic States / Alf Vanags.
Ch. 3. Enhancing the development process in Lithuania: toward truly participative governance / MicheaÌl O CinneÌide.
Ch. 4. Reforming both local government and local governance: the challenge to Latvia / Mike Geddes.
Ch. 5. Consolidated local governments in partnerships: a key to promoting economic development in Estonia / Jussi S. Jauhiainen.
Ch. 6. The governance of economic and employment development in North West Russia / Irina Denisova and Marcus Svedberg.
Ch. 7. Area-based partnerships as forms of collaborative governance in Germany / Holger Kuhle.
Ch. 8. Cross-border co-operation and local governance : the case of Kaliningrad / Alexey Ignatiev.
Ch. 9. The possibility of creating regional governments in the Baltic States: the case of Latvia / Ligita ZacÌesta and Maris PuÌk̦is.
Ch. 10. Regional co-operation on innovation and cluster development / Emily Wise Hansson.
The Baltic Sea Region is rapidly becoming one of the world's more competitive regions. The region is capitalising on its strengths and making the most of its diversity to stimulate innovation, build a strong pool of skilled labour and foster entrepreneurship. A deep spirit of co-operation and integration has led the Baltic Sea countries to set up ambitious governance frameworks to pursue economic development objectives jointly from Oslo to St. Petersburg. Yet major challenges at the local level lie ahead for the Eastern shores of the Baltic, where economic transition still needs to be accompan
Ch. 1. Integration, growth and governance in the Baltic Sea Region / Sylvain GigueÌre.
Ch. 2. The governance of employment and economic development in the Baltic States / Alf Vanags.
Ch. 3. Enhancing the development process in Lithuania: toward truly participative governance / MicheaÌl O CinneÌide.
Ch. 4. Reforming both local government and local governance: the challenge to Latvia / Mike Geddes.
Ch. 5. Consolidated local governments in partnerships: a key to promoting economic development in Estonia / Jussi S. Jauhiainen.
Ch. 6. The governance of economic and employment development in North West Russia / Irina Denisova and Marcus Svedberg.
Ch. 7. Area-based partnerships as forms of collaborative governance in Germany / Holger Kuhle.
Ch. 8. Cross-border co-operation and local governance : the case of Kaliningrad / Alexey Ignatiev.
Ch. 9. The possibility of creating regional governments in the Baltic States: the case of Latvia / Ligita ZacÌesta and Maris PuÌk̦is.
Ch. 10. Regional co-operation on innovation and cluster development / Emily Wise Hansson.
The Baltic Sea Region is rapidly becoming one of the world's more competitive regions. The region is capitalising on its strengths and making the most of its diversity to stimulate innovation, build a strong pool of skilled labour and foster entrepreneurship. A deep spirit of co-operation and integration has led the Baltic Sea countries to set up ambitious governance frameworks to pursue economic development objectives jointly from Oslo to St. Petersburg. Yet major challenges at the local level lie ahead for the Eastern shores of the Baltic, where economic transition still needs to be accompan
