From state direction to community self-efficacy: the devolution of responsibility for regional development in Australia
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | From state direction to community self-efficacy: the devolution of responsibility for regional development in Australia |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 3137 |
Book Title | Rural and regional futures |
Authors | |
Author | Cockfield, Geoff |
Editors | Hogan, Anthony and Young, Michelle |
Volume | 5 |
Page Range | 38-57 |
Series | Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy |
Chapter Number | 2 |
Number of Pages | 20 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Place of Publication | Abingdon, Oxon, UK |
ISBN | 9781138025073 |
9781315775333 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315775333-13 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.routledge.com/Rural-and-Regional-Futures/Hogan-Young/p/book/9781138025073 |
Abstract | This chapter examines the movement from direct and centralised government efforts to promote regional development in Australia to a situation where greater responsibility for that development falls on local government, communities and individuals. It is argued that Australian governments have generally though not entirely moved away from direct support for regional development in favour of enabling industries and communities to 'help themselves'. Second, regional development policies have largely been an extension of industry policy, especially agricultural and manufacturing industry policy except to some extent in relation to the provision of communication, transport, health and social services in rural areas and occasional interest in decentralisation as an extension of urban policy. I also argue that a form of post-productivist industry policy is emerging whereby governments resume certain rights to the use of natural resources which will have a significant impact on regional development in Australia. This discussion will describe the different approaches to regional policy and then consider the evidence for these overarching directions. |
Keywords | regional development; rural policy |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440709. Public policy |
440703. Economic development policy | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Commerce |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2vw9/from-state-direction-to-community-self-efficacy-the-devolution-of-responsibility-for-regional-development-in-australia
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