{"product_id":"remote-control-governance-lessons-for-and-from-small-insular-and-remote-regions-9781894725088","title":"Remote Control: Governance Lessons for and from Small, Insular, and Remote Regions","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Godfrey Baldacchino | Rob Greenwood | Lawrence Felt\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: ISER Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: ISER Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Process - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does one transform small size and relative isolation into a powerful combination for sustainable growth and prosperity? Some islands and rural regions have already done so. Winning tools and strategies deployed by these middle-level governance structures include: 'scaling up' of municipal units; developing tourist and computer-driven industries; engaging strategically with their diaspora; branding niche products and services; facilitating 'boutique', small-scale manufacturing; limiting local firm rivalry; and, overall, deploying a creative 'resourcefulness of jurisdiction'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe papers in this collection flesh out these tools and strategies. They do so by unpacking and challenging received wisdom; charting out the parameters of effective government; teasing in the critical role of empowered local communities and the engagement of civil society with the multiple levels of decision-making of the state. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book's message emphasizes a proactive, creative, and assertive approach to governance; one that aims to instill a sense of efficacy to achieve remote control.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46319361622167,"sku":"9781894725088","price":2470.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781894725088.webp?v=1768683450","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/remote-control-governance-lessons-for-and-from-small-insular-and-remote-regions-9781894725088","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}