Empowerment via delegation? The administrative capacity-building potential of Cohesion Policy urban development strategies
研究了英国苏格兰和意大利威尼托大区城市发展战略的实施，发现狭窄的授权模式不利于能力建设，并提出了新的分析框架和政策建议。
The study examines the implementation of urban development strategies in Scotland, UK, and the Veneto Region of Italy and fills an important gap in the knowledge about the capacity-building potential of such strategies. Following a principal-agent approach, the investigation shows that narrow delegation models incentivize compliance, are less conducive to capacity-building and reinforce an administrative capacity paradox. By contributing an original framework for the study of delegation models, a fine-grained understanding of administrative capacity that acknowledges the importance of agency for the success of capacity-building initiatives and policy recommendations for the period 2021–27, the research will be of interest to scholars and practitioners alike.