This report was produced by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), led by Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, as part of the programme of work of the Regional Development Policy Committee. The report was drafted by Isabelle Chatry, Charlotte Lafitte and Isidora Zapata from the OECD Secretariat and coordinated by Isabelle Chatry, Head of the Decentralisation, Subnational Finance and Infrastructure Unit, under the supervision of Dorothée Allain-Dupré, head of the Regional Development and Multi-Level Governance Division. This report includes contributions from Margaux Vincent. Comments and insights from Antti Moisio and Maria Varinia Michalun were highly valuable, as were those from Andoni Montes from the OECD Economics Department.
The authors gratefully acknowledge the comments and input received from the delegates of the OECD Regional Development Policy Committee throughout the process. Thanks are also due to Jennifer Allain for editing and formatting the manuscript and to Pilar Philip who coordinated the publication.