Abstract
The coordination of inter-organisational networks is key to their success and yet partnership management in the context of regional economic development remains a complex and ambiguous process. To address this lack of understanding this article reviews the extant literature on brokerage and network coordination to present a theoretical framework comprising three propositions of the benefits of a private sector influence over the management and coordination of multi- organisational economic development partnerships. The propositions are then explored through a qualitative study of those tasked with the role of leading the management of Local Enterprise Partnerships in England. The findings conversely reveal a reliance on the public sector to lead the framing and mobilisation of these networks and questions whether the policy shift has resulted in truly collaborative governance.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 253-273 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Local Government Studies |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 4 Mar 2021 |
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| Publication status | Published - 4 Mar 2023 |
Bibliographical note
This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in Local Government Studies. Broadhurst, K, Berkeley, N & Ferreira, J 2021, 'Shapers or schemers of collaborative governance: network management in England’s Local Enterprise Partnerships', Local Government Studies, vol. (In-Press), pp. (In-Press).It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
Keywords
- Local Enterprise Partnerships
- Networks
- brokerage
- collaboration
- public sector
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Development
- Sociology and Political Science
