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Restructuring economic development in the Auckland region
Author(s) -
Rowe James E.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
regional science policy and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.342
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 1757-7802
DOI - 10.1111/j.1757-7802.2010.01021.x
Subject(s) - restructuring , commission , agency (philosophy) , corporate governance , regional science , business , regional development , local government , european commission , service delivery framework , public administration , service (business) , political science , finance , geography , economic policy , sociology , marketing , european union , social science
The purpose of this article is to investigate the pending deterritorialisation of the local government structure in the Auckland region and the creation of a supercity as a result for the Royal Commission on Auckland's Governance. This research examines the literature and the theory behind the suggested governance changes. Various local and regional economic development delivery models are also evaluated. The literature indicates that the responsibility for crafting an Economic Development Strategy and policies remain with the proposed supercity and service delivery (implementing the strategy) be assigned to a regional Economic Development Agency (EDA) and its satellite local EDAs. The Royal Commission suggests that the responsibility for delivering economic development services should reside with a regional EDA. Nevertheless, many local stakeholders are advocating for the establishment of a larger external EDA as a Council Controlled Organisation (CCO). This analysis indicates that a “hub and spoke” operational structure for both the new regional entity and the regional EDA CCO with three sub‐regional offices would be an efficient delivery model. A “hub and spoke” model enables close contact with the business communities in the various sub‐regions.