Highlights ► We analyze the weight of the time-space contextualization of port governance. ► To provide a better understanding of the territorial trajectories of reform by country and by port. ► We propose a comparative analysis: French and Italian case studies.

    Abstract The evolution of public–private relationships has driven many economic sectors to undergo de-centralisation and de-regulation. Throughout these transformations, an appreciation of governance is key to understanding the process. In recent years, seaports have undergone dramatic changes in governance as reported in academic and policy literature. The World Bank, for example, outlined a well-known taxonomy of major governance models. However, this literature does not capture of the specificities of local environments, or “embed” the changes in specific institutional and economic contexts. This paper analyses embeddedness in ports and their associated governance structures. We analyse and discuss (i) the complexity and the heterogeneity of the institutional framework, (ii) the multi-layered decisional chain, (iii) the geo-economic dimension, and (iv) the socio-cultural environment of reformed ports. The paper takes a dynamic view of port reform trajectories. We illustrate the theoretical discussion with a comparison of ports in France and Italy. We show the effects of local forces in shaping national port reform schemes, and we examine the relationship between global trends and embeddedness.


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    Title :

    Shaping port governance: the territorial trajectories of reform


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    Publication date :

    2012-01-01


    Size :

    10 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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