The Changing Governance of Rural Regional Development: A case study of the Cariboo-Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition.

摘要

This case study of the Cariboo-Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition (C-CBAC) examines one regional governance organization in the context of contemporary economic and political transition. First to what extent is C-CBAC representative of dominant trends in Canadian rural regional development? Second, what factors have assisted or impeded the formation of C-CBAC? C-CBAC was devolved the responsibility of rural regional development planning in the Cariboo-Chilcotin and this is representative of dominant trends. C-CBAC formed in response to the mountain pine beetle (MPB) epidemic, but the history of working together and transition towards neoliberal policies supported their formation. However, the same factors also hindered its formation. First, the MPB was a crisis and was not able to sustain interest of regional stakeholders or senior governments. Second, the history of working together resulted in exclusion. Finally, neoliberal policies resulted in the lack of financial or policy control devolved to C-CBAC required for implementation.