Shifting Territorial Governance Through The Local Partnerships Commitment

Since ’90 socio-economic local development policies have changed their physiognomy. Public actors have involved private entities in the decision making process related to those policies that affect local development, creating agreements called public-private partnerships. Their spread represents one of the first bricks for shifting territorial governance from a top down to a bottom up process. Studying this phenomenon, we paint a new picture of territorial governance characterized by ethical principles able to promote local development, improving citizens’ wellbeing