I många tidningsartiklar går det att läsa om att Norge har en mer levande landsbygd än Sverige, men vad är det egentligen som skiljer sig åt mellan länderna? I den här uppsatsen har Sverige och Norges landsbygdspolitik studerats och därefter har en fallstudie på en kommun i respektive land har utförts. De kommuner som har undersökts är Ragunda kommun i Sverige och Röros kommun i Norge. Dessa har valts utifrån vissa likheter som lokalisering, befolkningsmängd och att båda kommunerna har vattenkraft. Kommunerna har studerats utifrån faktorerna finansiering, service och näringsliv. Det finns vissa skillnader gällande landsbygdspolitiken i länderna, hur naturresurser beskattas, skillnader i arbetsgivaravgifter och den allmänna synen på landsbygden skiljer sig åt mellan länderna. Trots det är det inte särskilt stor skillnad gällande finansiering, service och näringsliv för just dessa kommuner. / Many newspaper articles discuss how Norway has a more vibrant rural area than Sweden, but what are the actual differences between the two countries? This essay examines the rural policies of Sweden and Norway, followed by a case study of one municipality in each country. The municipalities under investigation are Ragunda Municipality in Sweden and Røros Municipality in Norway. These municipalities were chosen based on certain similarities such as location, population size, and both having hydropower resources. The study focuses on the factors of funding, services, and business environment within the municipalities.There are some differences in rural policies between the countries, including how natural resources are taxed, variations in employer contributions, and disparities in the general perception of rural areas. However, there is not a significant difference in terms of funding, services, and business environment for the municipalities.

Karl-Heinz Lambertz, Präsident des Europäischen Ausschusses der Regionen hält einen Vortrag zum Thema 'Wie weiter mit Europa? - Die Sicht der Regionen'. Danach folgt die Podiumsdiskussion.

In der vorliegenden Arbeit analysiert Maciej Chinalski den Regional Governance Ansatz und seine praktische Umsetzung in den Europäischen Grenzregionen zwischen Deutschland und Polen (Oder-Partnerschaft) sowie im Vierländereck von Österreich, Ungarn, Tschechien und Slowakei (Centrope-Region). Regional Governance gilt als eine Kooperationsform unterschiedlicher regionaler Akteure, die nach neuen Synergien suchen, um ihre Zusammenarbeit voranzutreiben. Eine Region wird dabei als Raum verstärkter Interaktionen zwischen Staat, Zivilgesellschaft und Wirtschaft verstanden.

Unemployment and/or slow economic growth nationally and in poorer regions are two problems which political decision-makers often refer to when they argue for the need to grant different producer subsidies to firms. Moreover, it is often asserted that the problems are due to different market failures. However, it is not certain that market failures exist and political attempts to correct "market-failures" might easily turn into government failures. In the thesis various industrial and regional policy subsidies are examined. The subsidies, which are studied, have become increasingly important in many countries, not least in the EU, over time.The thesis consists of four essays, which examine different aspects of interventionistic policy and political decision making from the perspective of market failure vs. government failure. The purpose of Essay 1 is to study whether Swedish regional policy, which was introduced around 1970, has significantly affected the process of growth of per capita income in Swedish counties. In Essay 2 characteristics of recipient firms are analysed from an interest-group perspective. In Essay 3, the subsidies effect on total factor productivity growth is studied. In the final essay employment effects are examined. / Diss. Stockholm : Handelshögsk.

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Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the implementation process and the implementation steering of the social development aspects, gender equality and integration, in the program for regional development of the region Kronoberg in the period of 2004-2007. The study asks three questions: 1) How have the social development aspects, gender equality and integration, been implemented in the program for regional development of the region Kronoberg? 2) What has facilitated or hindered the implementation of the two social development aspects? 3) What possibilities to steer the implementation process of the two social development aspects exist at the governmental and at the regional level? In order to answer these questions a qualitative method has been used. To be able to analyse the empirical material, which consists of documents and interviews, the theoretical framework comprehends the policy process and implementation steering. The conclusion is that the incorporation of the social development aspects in the regional development program does not fully correspond with the central intentions, and that is due to circumstances at the regional level.

The emerging knowledge economy has led to an increase of demand and locational competition for highlyskilled labor. Brain competition policy (BCP) is the reaction from national and regional policymakers. In short, BCP refers to the attraction, education and circulation of talent in and between regional and national economies. This new focus on human capital instead of physical capital indicates a paradigmatic shift in innovation policy and regional policy. While most of the contributions to this new policy approach come from the US, it can be demonstrated that different institutions in Europe prevent the simple copying of those strategies. The article contributes to the ongoing paradigmatic shift by conceptualizing a coherent framework for BCP from a European perspective. (author´s abstract) / Series: SRE - Discussion Papers

Der InfoFlip stellt den Europäischen Ausschuss der Regionen (AdR) vor, der die Stimme der Regionen und Städte in der Europäischen Union (EU) ist und informiert über dessen Tätigkeitsspektrum, zeigt den Weg vom Vorschlag zum Gesetz auf und gibt einen Überblick über die Fachkommissionen des AdR. Redaktionsschluss: 06.04.2022

Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert, Präsident des Deutschen Bundestages, hält einen Vortrag zum Thema 'Respektvoller Umgang im politischen Streit', die Gesprächspartner werden vorgestellt von Herrn Prof. Norbert Lammert und Herrn Frank Richter. Danach folgt das Podiumsgespräch.