Regional Cooperation in Employment and Training Policy

A Matter of Collective Action or Intergovernmental Relations

Bibliographic Data

ID6182286
AuthorsSusan G Mason
Year2008
Volume39
Issue4
Pages1-16
Publication date2008-10-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunity Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1557-5330 • E-ISSN: 1944-7485
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15575330809489655
OpenAlexW2069204022
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited13

This article provides empirical evidence that factors derived from the collective action theories resonated with employment and training policy implementers as the most influential for achieving regional cooperation for community development. Findings indicate that having specific reasons and the opportunity to benefit from collaborating does more to advance cooperation than competing for scarce resources. Permitting Workforce Investment Boards self-governing authority and providing an opportunity for mutual gains are promising means for gaining substantive cooperation both within and across workforce investment areas in U.S. employment and training policy

Action (physics · Business · Collective action · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical research · Investment (military · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Training (meteorology · Workforce · Workforce development · Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Capital and Networks

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