[en] Abstract: Theobjectiveofthisarticleistoanalysepublicinitiativestostimulateregional innovation in Walloon region in Belgium and in the Province of Quebec. The empirical analysis relies on the competitive poles program in Walloon and on the ACCORD project (Action Concerte ́e de Coope ́ration Re ́gionale de De ́veloppement) in Quebec. The comparison will allow discussing the implementation and regional embedding of these programs and will reveal the similarities and the differences between the structure, the organization and the deployment of these strategies in the various regions targeted.
SEGEFA et Lepur : Centre de Recherche en Sciences de la Ville, du Territoire et du Milieu rural
CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION / ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA VOLUME 53, NO. 4 (DECEMBER/DE ́ CEMBRE 2010), PP. 573–601 r The Institute of Public Administration of Canada/L’Institut d’administration publique du Canada 2010