Domenico Scalera (Faculty of Economics, Universita del Sannio, Italy) Alberto Zazzaro (Faculty of Economics, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Additional information is available for the following
registered author(s):
The new participatory approach of Italian policymakers to regional policies has led to a set of instruments called negotiated planning. In this paper it is argued that the new measures may suffer from drawbacks similar to the ones often imputed to public enterprise: ambiguity of objectives, scant accountability, dependence from political lobbies, which can be serious obstacles for policy effectiveness. To direct the abundant resources still untapped towards activities favourable for development, it is instead necessary to debureaucratise the economy, removing power and opportunities for rich pickings from political groups, bureaucracies and local potentates. To this end, a type of public enterprise able to overcome the failures of the past and to operate efficiently in competition with private firms, could achieve the fundamental objectives of generating positive externalities and beneficially altering the returns pattern of private activities.
Download Info
To download:
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the
proper application to
view it first. Information about this may be contained
in the File-Format links below. In case of further problems read
the IDEAS help
page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS
site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to look for a different version under "Related research" (further below) or search for a different version of it.
Order Information: Postal: Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business, Faculty of Economics and Business, Trg J. F. Kennedy 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. Email: Web: http://www.efzg.hr/default.aspx?id=6045
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its listing, contact: (Jurica Šimurina).
Find related papers by JEL classification: H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General R58 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Policy