The Multilevel Governance of State Aid for Broadband Diffusion: Evidence from Three European Countries

Gerli, Paolo; Navio-Marco, Julio; Whalley, Jason

Abstract

This paper explores multilevel governance (MLG) in the context of state aid programmes for the diffusion of broadband in the European Union. By comparing three EU Member States (Italy, Spain and the UK), the qualitative analysis illustrates how MLG affects both the implementation of public interventions and the reduction of regional inequalities in the access to broadband. The analysis suggests that a distributed and shared governance is potentially beneficial for the implementation of state aid programmes, but its application is constrained by idiosyncrasies in the structure of the public and private sector.

Citation

Gerli, P., Navio-Marco, J., & Whalley, J. (2023). The Multilevel Governance of State Aid for Broadband Diffusion: Evidence from Three European Countries. International Journal of Public Administration, 46(3), 185-194. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2021.1993904

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Nov 15, 2021
• Publication Date: 2023
• Deposit Date: Nov 25, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 20, 2023
• Journal: International Journal of Public Administration
• Print ISSN: 0190-0692
• Electronic ISSN: 1532-4265
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 185-194
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2021.1993904
• Keywords: Multilevel governance, state aid, broadband policy
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2824242