Nordic municipalities and industrial megaprojects
This paper examines how different policy areas are coordinated in two Nordic municipalities affected by mining megaprojects. Drawing on institutional theories in public administration and governance, the article demonstrates how the emergence of new corporate interests sparks the formation of inter...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Lapland
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Barents Studies: Peoples, Economies and Politics |
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| Online Access: | https://lauda.ulapland.fi/handle/10024/63458 |
| Summary: | This paper examines how different policy areas are coordinated in two Nordic municipalities affected by mining megaprojects. Drawing on institutional theories in public administration and governance, the article demonstrates how the emergence of new
corporate interests sparks the formation of interactive governance networks which focus on business development and economic growth, and leave welfare departments out of strategic policy development. The article argues that the Nordic welfare model
entails certain challenges for municipalities hosting industrial megaprojects. Local governments must therefore acknowledge welfare services as a local political tool instead of perceiving them merely as tasks mandated by the central government. |
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| ISSN: | 2324-0652 |