Preface and Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- Better integrating policies at the local level -- Bulgaria -- Canada -- Croatia -- Denmark -- Greece -- Italy -- New Zealand -- Poland -- Portugal -- Romania -- United States -- About the authors.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
In the context of the economic recovery and public budget cuts, policy silos and fragmented short-term policy interventions have become luxuries that our economies can no longer afford. Government intervenes in a myriad of ways at the local level, and rarely are these interventions co-ordinated effectively. Most of us are familiar with policy "silos". Such divisions are often taken for granted, blamed on historical working relationships ("it has always been like that") and organisational cultures ("they don't work like we do"). However these divisions come at a cost. The issues and challenges facing local communities are often complex, and require a holistic approach to be resolved. This book provides concrete advice to policy makers at both national and local levels on how to better align policies, reduce duplication and waste, and "do more with less". It is based on comparative analysis of 11 countries in Australisia, Europe and North America and combines rankings on where countries stand in terms of the integration of employment, skills and economic development policies, with concrete examples of successful policy integration on the ground.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Breaking out of policy silos: doing more with less.
International Standard Book Number
9789264056800
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Economic development.
Economic policy.
Economic development.
Economic policy.
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
338
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952
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
HD87
Book number
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F76
2010eb
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Froy, Francesca.
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Giguère, Sylvain.
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Local Economic and Employment Development (Program)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.