%0 Journal Article
%T Urban Governance of Employment Activation. The Case of Barcelona Activa (Spain) Governan a urbana em ativa  o do emprego: o caso de Barcelona Activa (Espanha)
%A Alessandro Gentile
%J Urbe : Revista Brasileira de Gest£¿o Urbana
%D 2011
%I Pontif¨ªcia Universidade Cat¨®lica do Paran¨¢ (PUCPR)
%X Within the framework of rescaling nation-State and improving new modes of governance, activation policieshave to be interpreted as qualified initiatives for economic growth and social integration at a subnationallevel and, specifically, in regional and urban contexts. Barcelona Activa is the local agency of theBarcelona City Council (Spain) designed for business improvement and employment quality through horizontalsubsidiary and public-private partnerships. This agency acts as a pivotal body of the municipaladministration in order to implement a variety of programs aimed at labour and professional empowerment,small and medium-sized companies creation and urban marketing. The paper focuses on BarcelonaActiva s strategies, outcomes and criticisms in the current financial crisis, approaching its institutional rolefor the development of Barcelona as one of the main southern gateways to Europe.
%K Activation policy
%K Economic development
%K Subsidiarity
%K Social integration
%K Territorial marketing
%U http://www2.pucpr.br/reol/index.php/URBE/pdf?dd1=4767