Authors: Svitlana Slava (Ukraine), Volodymyr Hoblyk (Ukraine), Maria Popadynets (Ukraine), Oleh Luksha (Ukraine), Oksana Stankevych (Ukraine), Liudmyla Hrytsak (Ukraine), edited by Svitlana Slava (Ukraine), Volodymyr Hoblyk (Ukraine), and Maria Popadynets (Ukraine)

This publication provides and overview of the approaches and steps taken to formulate and support the implementation of the Regional Development Strategy for Zakarpattya oblast until 2015. The main focus is to review the experiences, mechanisms and techniques used to create and ensure regional strategic development. More specifically, community engagement in the decision making process, research, financing, implementation and realization of strategic development is explored, as is the role of the Canada-Ukraine Regional Governance and Development project in the aforementioned processes.

Click here for the Executive Summary in English, and here to download this publication in Ukrainian.