Merlin Chatwin
Biographic Data
| ID | 5226447 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Merlin Chatwin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Merlin |
| FAMILY NAME | Chatwin |
| SIGNATURE | CHATWIN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0524-4544 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
How ‘Local’ are Action Plans submitted by Open Government Partnership Local Participants
This paper asks, "Are the action plan commitments of Open Government Partnership (OGP) Local Program participants designed to address locally identified problems in a way that is responsive to their unique technological, organizational and contextual environments?" To answer this question, document analysis is used to critically examine the OGP Local Action Plans to assess whether unique contextual characteristics influence the application of bro…
Defining subnational open government
One step forward, two steps back? Consultant influence on local economic development policy in Canada
Cities are increasingly outsourcing economic development policy advisory and development to private consultants. To explore the role and influence of consultants, this study undertook a systematic examination of the economic development policy documents of 41 cities in the Province of Ontario, Canada. The findings of this study indicate that a small handful of consultants are key actors in economic development policy advisory in Ontario. The poli…
Cities’ economic development efforts in a changing global economy
Over the past few years, cities have been increasingly adopting a written plan to guide economic development processes. This is in sharp contrast to past practices which were haphazard and unsystematic. So far, there has been no comprehensive overview of the policies, strategies and focus of these written documents. Focusing on the Province of Ontario, Canada, we undertook a systematic content analysis of the most recent documents for each city. …
Defining subnational open government
Cities’ economic development efforts in a changing global economy
Over the past few years, cities have been increasingly adopting a written plan to guide economic development processes. This is in sharp contrast to past practices which were haphazard and unsystematic. So far, there has been no comprehensive overview of the policies, strategies and focus of these written documents. Focusing on the Province of Ontario, Canada, we undertook a systematic content analysis of the most recent documents for each city. …
One step forward, two steps back? Consultant influence on local economic development policy in Canada
Cities are increasingly outsourcing economic development policy advisory and development to private consultants. To explore the role and influence of consultants, this study undertook a systematic examination of the economic development policy documents of 41 cities in the Province of Ontario, Canada. The findings of this study indicate that a small handful of consultants are key actors in economic development policy advisory in Ontario. The poli…
Cities’ economic development efforts in a changing global economy
Over the past few years, cities have been increasingly adopting a written plan to guide economic development processes. This is in sharp contrast to past practices which were haphazard and unsystematic. So far, there has been no comprehensive overview of the policies, strategies and focus of these written documents. Focusing on the Province of Ontario, Canada, we undertook a systematic content analysis of the most recent documents for each city. …
Defining subnational open government
One step forward, two steps back? Consultant influence on local economic development policy in Canada
Cities are increasingly outsourcing economic development policy advisory and development to private consultants. To explore the role and influence of consultants, this study undertook a systematic examination of the economic development policy documents of 41 cities in the Province of Ontario, Canada. The findings of this study indicate that a small handful of consultants are key actors in economic development policy advisory in Ontario. The poli…
How ‘Local’ are Action Plans submitted by Open Government Partnership Local Participants
This paper asks, "Are the action plan commitments of Open Government Partnership (OGP) Local Program participants designed to address locally identified problems in a way that is responsive to their unique technological, organizational and contextual environments?" To answer this question, document analysis is used to critically examine the OGP Local Action Plans to assess whether unique contextual characteristics influence the application of bro…
Economics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Action plan (2 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (2 works) · E-Government and Public Services (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Local economic development (2 works)