Overview

Participatory, public/private economic strategic planning at the local level is an approach that has encouraged job creation and investment in municipalities in Ukraine. For the most part, the success of participatory strategic planning has been evident in the ability of well-organized and determined localities to package assets, particularly publicly-owned land, to attract strategic investments to the locality. Strategic planning has also given rise to selective business environment regulatory reform and workforce development activities, and has been a highly effective vehicle for promoting dialogue between the public and private sectors.