From local economic initiatives to marriages a la mode

Western Australia and Tasmania in comparative perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID6234735
AuthorsJeremy Moon (0000-0002-0848-6274, The University of Western Australia, corresponding author)
Year1991
Volume26
Issue1
Pages63-78
Publication date1991-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00323269108402136
OpenAlexW1972646216
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited18

This paper presents a model of United Kingdom local economic development characterised by a grassroots orientation and partnership between public and private actors—marriages à la mode. It then offers research findings on the emergence of Local Economic Initiatives (LEIs) from Western Australia and Tasmania. Factors in the structure of their respective political economies appear to have made for a speedier adoption in Western Australia than Tasmania of such alternative policy characteristics as a grassroots participatory approach to policy design and implementation, which is underwritten to a considerable extent by non earmarked public funds. Over and above the structural factors, an Australia‐wide network of LEI enthusiasts, within and outside government, has encouraged imitation of the Western Australian policy innovation in Tasmania. The marriages a la mode model has not been fully replicated in Australia, however, by virtue of the relatively low profile of business organisations in LEIs

Geography · Mode (computer interface · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Labor Movements and Unions · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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