Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2008
Abstract
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.
Copyright Statement
This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of the Community Development Society 39(4): 1-16. Journal of the Community Development Society is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp. DOI: 10.1080/15575330809489655
Publication Information
Mason, Susan G.. (2008). "Regional Cooperation in Employment and Training Policy: A Matter of Collective Action or Intergovernmental Relations?". Journal of the Community Development Society, 39(4), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330809489655