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The characteristics of the case study are presented. A description of the evolution of the regional administration system and the national economic system serves as a backdrop for the case studies presented later on. Being a unitary state, Finland has a tradition of having a strong state level authority and strong municipalities and a weak regional level authorities, which has resulted in a strong presence of actors outside the politico-administrative system in regional development. Regarding the economic system, the Finnish Fordist system was abandoned in the 1990s for the benefit of the National Innovation System (NIS). Gradually, a more decentralised path creation and experimentation has emerged. The general conclusion of the case studies is that inclusive policy processes orchestrated by authorities easily fall outside the politico-administrative system.
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Nordberg, K. (2017). The Case of Ostrobothnia. In: Revolutionizing Economic and Democratic Systems. Palgrave Studies in Democracy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Growth. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40633-6_3
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