Patti territoriali per l'occupazione in Italia: una valutazione dal punto di vista degli stakeholder

In this paper, through an empirical-inductive approach, the authors attempt tounderstand whether and under what conditions partnership and local agenciesfor development are able to build up and legitimise the role of effective and persistentsupport for social and economic development of an established territory.The study, carried out from a stakeholder point of view, focuses on the Italianexperience of the Territorial Employment Pacts (teps), an interesting laboratoryof local development launched in 1997 by the European Commission. Duringa ten-year implementation this experience has reached relevant results, both interms of realised investments and new occupation created, in comparison withthose of other instruments and policies of local development.