Transition Governance towards a Bioeconomy: A Comparison of Finland and The Netherlands
By Rick Bosman, Jan Rotmans. 2016
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In both Finland and The Netherlands strategies are being developed to switch from fossil to green resources in order to tackle the challenges of climate change and resource dependencies and to tap into the economic opportunities that arise. We investigated the similarities and differences in the transition process and governance strategies with respect to the transition towards a bioeconomy in both countries, using transition management as an evaluative lens. The research method involved comparative qualitative case study analysis through action research. We found that the governance approach in The Netherlands focusses on co-creating a long-term vision that informs for short-term action, on facilitating bottom-up regional clusters and promoting radical innovation through cooperation between vested players and frontrunners. Finland adopts a more traditional, top-down governance strategy, focussing on the shorter-term economic opportunities and incremental innovation that keep the overall structure of existing industries intact. We conclude that the Dutch government acts as a facilitator, while the Finnish government acts more as a director of the transition. We recommend that Finland’s governance for the bioeconomy be improved by applying insights from transition management, while the Dutch approach runs the risk of being captured by vested interests.
Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Global and Planetary Change
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- Governance of the Bioeconomy: A Global Comparative Study of National Bioeconomy Strategies (2018, unknown): “[5] Further, political support measures can aim at increasing the competitiveness of bio-based products through subsidies, thereby creating markets for the bio-economy that do not independently develop in the economy [22].”
- Sustainability of Circular Economy Indicators and Their Impact on Economic Growth of the European Union (2019, background): “Their research paper [2] contains a series of guidelines adapted to the economic conditions of the two states.”