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The text (excerpt from "Le Istituzioni del Federalismo" 3-4, 2000) analyses the activity and the operative framework of the Department for Development and cohesion Policies (DPS). Established in 1998 by the Italian Treasury, the DPS acts as a directing and monitoring body, as well as a centre for horizontal and vertical coordination for territorial development. The author underlines, through some examples of the DPS' activities in the South and North-East of Italy, the potentials of such a participatory planning tool.

Territorial Competitiveness Policies (TCPs) aim at permanently increasing the competitiveness of less developed areas. This paper (presented at the Conference "Exploring Policy Options for a New Rural America, Kansas City, 2001) outlines some problems and solutions to implement territorial governance which promote an adequate mix of Contractualization and Partnership among levels of government. It analyzes a TCP experiment recently undertaken in the Italian Mezzogiorno, describes the project, outlines the main novelties of TCPs implemented and the governance model enacted.

The demand for a radical shift in regional policies aimed at increasing economic and social cohesion has emerged all over Europe. This article presents an analytical background of the new territorial competitiveness policies, based on an assessment of what conditions must be satisfied for an agglomeration to deliver significant externalities. The institutional design of the new policy is then discussed, focussing on the how local governments can devise the local partnership necessary to implement projects aimed at increasing territorial competitiveness. Finally, a discussion on an experiment presently being carried out in the Italian Mezzogiorno leads to the lessons drawn.