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A trend toward decentralisation has meant that sub-national governments increasingly find themselves responsible for providing a host of public goods and services. Rarely, however, can they "go it alone". Co-ordination among levels of government is imperative. This book offers a unique analytic framework for assessing multi-level governance arrangements, which is subsequently applied to five case studies of regional development policy: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The book reveals the importance of contractual arrangements for customised management of interdependencies, for clarifying responsibilities among actors, for dialogue, and for learning.

Central-local government relations -- OECD countries. --- Central-local government relations. --- Decentralization in government -- OECD countries -- Case studies. --- Decentralization in government. --- OECD countries -- Economic policy -- Case studies. --- Regional planning -- OECD countries -- Case studies. --- Regional planning -- OECD countries. --- Regional planning. --- Regional planning --- Decentralization in government --- Central-local government relations --- Sociology & Social History --- Social Sciences --- Communities - Urban Groups --- OECD countries --- Economic policy --- Economic conditions --- Regional disparities --- Center-periphery government relations --- Local-central government relations --- Local government-central government relations --- Centralization in government --- Devolution in government --- Government centralization --- Government decentralization --- Government devolution --- Regional development --- State planning --- Government policy --- OECD member countries --- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries --- Political science --- Federal government --- Local government --- Public administration --- Human settlements --- Land use --- Planning --- City planning --- Landscape protection