The coming of age of metropolitan governance in Helsinki ?

7 décembre 2009
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The coming of age of metropolitan governance in Helsinki ? by Anne Haila, Professor of urban policies University of Helsinkia and Patrick Le Galès, Directeur de recherche au CNRS-CEE, Sciences po Paris, RTN URBeurope

Finland is a northern European centralised country where robust municipalities enjoyed resources and autonomy. However, the crisis of the early 1990’s led to a  profound restructuring of the state which put pressure on municipalities. This forms  the context upon which the issue of metropolitan governance arose…

..In this paper we suggest that the rise of metropolitan governance is the result of the interaction, and conflicts, between state strategies
and groups within cities which are trying to gain more resources and autonomy. The emerging level of metropolitan governance is organised around policy networks an a level of governmental coordination imposed by the government. Download Cahier N°5


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