What Works Best?: Values and the Evaluation of Local Economic Development Policy

Reese, Laura A.; Fasenfest, David

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“…This suggests that "attempts to evaluate or measure performance or performativity 18 are fated to be problematic snapshots or precarious stabilisations of inherently unstable and dynamic conditions" ( [2], p. 296) because 16 Performativity can be considered part of the spectrum of connecting or associative practices which might affect difference and movement towards alternatives ( [56], p. 225). For further discussions on performativity see [57]- [60].…”

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“…[42][43] this process includes experience, trial and error, intuition and muddling through. 18 "Performativity provides a particular focus to the possibility of opening up, in a Deleuzian sense, to the unexpected and the divergent in the 'excess' of multiple possibilities of what people do" (Dewsbury as quoted by ([62], p. 1949)).…”

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“…14-15). Subsequently, economic development strategies and initiatives are often considered successful if they appear to have a positive effect on the business climate ( [18], p. 197) underpinned by the general belief that more jobs must be good ( [19], p. 285). However, "simple job counting is hardly an adequate evaluation technique, and will not ensure that these efforts retain support" ( [20], p. 25).…”

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The Case for a Pragmatic Qualitative Appraisal Framework for Local Economic Development

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2014

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This paper develops a theoretical framework and rationale for an alternative post-structuralist approach to assessing economic development strategies. This research applies Deleuzian philosophical concepts in order to address the limitations of current assessment methodologies. The paper explores the history of and the reasons for the perceived failure of the Auckland Regional Economic Development Strategy (AREDS). This perceived failure led to the total de-territorialsiation of the organisation tasked with implementing the strategy. Deleuzian spatial concepts, such as flows, plateaus, rhizomes and lines of flight, are employed to develop metaphorical tools for assessing economic development strategies, initiatives and programmes. The framework developed is tested against AREDS. The paper concludes that such strategies and local initiatives should be assessed based on performance predicated on becoming instead of performance-measured outcomes.

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“…The authors also emphasis the importance to analyse the indirect impacts. Reese and Fasenfest (1997) An important discussion about values of evaluating public policy. They give the differences between outcome (effects) and impact measures.…”

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Researching privatisation: some notes about public policy evaluation

Gomes

2001

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R R R R RESUMO ESUMO ESUMO ESUMO ESUMOO objetivo desse artigo é apresentar uma revisão de literatura acerca do tema avaliação de políticas públicas, numa referência específica à privatização. O objetivo básico da pesquisa, ainda em andamento, é avaliar a proposta e o alcance de políticas públicas relacionadas com a privatização, particularmente em relação aos seus resultados sócio-econômicos em nível comunitário e regional. Com esse objetivo, a autora comenta algumas abordagens produzidas na Grã-Bretanha nos últimos dez anos. Além disso, apresenta alguns conceitos-chaves que sublinham as suas reflexões e comenta metodologias-chaves sobre avaliação de políticas públicas. Finalmente, a autora apresenta o hiato existente neste arcabouço teórico, defendendo a idéia de que ele não contempla o ambiente social no qual a política deveria ser direcionada. Deste modo, é proposta uma pesquisa posterior, que poderá contribuir para o estado da arte da avaliação de políticas públicas. Palavras-chaves: privatização; avaliação de políticas públicas; teoria. A A A A ABSTRACT BSTRACT BSTRACT BSTRACT BSTRACTThe objective of this paper is to present a literature review about public policy evaluation, with specific reference to privatisation. The basic research goal -still in process -is to evaluate the purpose and reach of public policy objectives relating to privatisation, particularly in relation to their socio-economic outcomes at regional and community levels. In order to achieve this objective, the author discusses some approaches to privatisation produces in United Kingdom over the last ten years. Indeed, she presents some key concepts that underline her reflections and submits some key methodologies about researching public policy evaluation. Finally, the author presents the gap in this theoretical framework discussing that public policy evaluation does not contemplate the social environment in which this policy should be directed. In this way, she proposes further research that will contribute to improving state of the art about public policy evaluation.

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“…While metropolitan regions do not have direct control over taxation of capital income, a number of supply-side policies are often used in local economic development practice in pursuit of economic growth. These supplyside measures typically include tax and financial inducements, infrastructure improvement, and land assembly and development (Reese and Fasenfest, 1997).…”

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Fragmentation, sprawl and economic development.

Ardashev

Grigoriy²

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSFirst of all I would like to thank Dr. Hank Savitch for his guidance, help and patience. Thank you, Dr. Savitch! It was an honor working with you on this and other projects over the last several years.I wish to thank all the members of my dissertation committee for their advice and support. In addition, I would like to thank Dr. Peter Meyer for his valuable comments and ideas for this research. Fragmentation of governments and urban sprawl has been a subject of debate for a considerable time. The discussion often centers on whether space (sprawl) and politics (fragmentation) make a difference in the economic development of metropolitan areas. The hypothesis was set to follow the argument of polycentric school of thought on the organization of metropolitan governance. It was expected that competitive local public economies would be beneficial to the economic performance of the regions. Regarding the effect of sprawl, the study assumed that following the lines of free-market defense of sprawl it would be positively associated with economic performance of the metropolitan areas. The aim of this study was to examine empirical evidence and find support for either of these theories.The dissertation is organized in six chapters. The first chapter introduces the issues of metropolitan governance. Chapter II reviews dominant theories of metropolitan governance, defines fragmentation and sprawl, outlines the discussion on cost and benefits of urban sprawl, and examines theoretical and empirical research linking fragmentation and urban sprawl. Chapter III describes the research methodology by formulating specific models used for this investigation and outlining the variables used in the models. The results of the statistical analysis are presented in The hypothesis about the positive impact of sprawl on economic performance of metropolitan areas was not confirmed. In fact, the opposite is true at least for a large part of US metropolitan areas. Metropolitan areas with population between 200,000 and 1,000,000 with higher levels of sprawl demonstrate weaker economic performance.The associations between sprawl, fragmentation and such desirable and beneficial to economic performance indicators as human capital, affluence and tax effort are statistically significant and they take the same direction as the ones with economic performance -positive for fragmentation and negative for sprawl.Previous research suggests that the impacts of local governance structure on metropolitan economic performance may be secondary to the trends in state economic development. Regression analysis performed in this study reveals that the impact of fragmentation and sprawl on economic performance of metro areas is comparable to that of their states' economic performance.While fragmentation and sprawl are weaker predictors of economic performance than economic development factors (human capital and tax effort), controlling for these factors did not render the relationships between fragmentation, sprawl and economic performance statisti...

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What Works Best?: Values and the Evaluation of Local Economic Development Policy

Cited by 38 publications

References 18 publications

The Case for a Pragmatic Qualitative Appraisal Framework for Local Economic Development

The Case for a Pragmatic Qualitative Appraisal Framework for Local Economic Development

Researching privatisation: some notes about public policy evaluation

Fragmentation, sprawl and economic development.

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