Effective stakeholder involvement and interaction in core network corridors Björn Hasselgren, PhD “Shaping the Future of Core Network Corridors” Malmö, 6 May 2015

History matters

Private sector involvement important over time

Local and private initiatives have a long tradition Concessions > 300 Guarantees, loans Government managed major routes

What is determining the development at this stage? Technology Economics Politics and ”socio-culture” Public sector Development of transport infrastructure systems Private sector

What problem? Spontaneous order Centralized planner Market failure Coordinated Spontaneous order Centralized planner Market failure Government failure Dispersed knowledge Centralized knowledge Un-coordinated

Frameworks that enable and complicate Language, Culture, Customs Spontaneous 100- 1000 y Informal Institutions Property rights, legal systems Get the institutional setting right 10 - 100 y Institutional Environment Governance, contract Get the governance structures right 1-10 y Governance Structure Prices, incentives Get the marginal conditions right Continuous Resource Allocation !

Conclusions Local and private spontaneous initiatives are important – but perhaps not represented by Governments and Regions Private sector players are important Orientation in the “planning vs market grid” is vital Formal and informal frameworks govern our actions

What to do? A good overview and current information of initiatives taken by different actors in relation to the corridors Simple contacting point arrangements Involve and invite representatives of spontaneous cooperation initiatives Avoid beeing too formalistic – one size might not fit all

Björn Hasselgren, PhD KTH Royal Institute of Technology Architecture and the Built Environment +46-70-762 33 16 bjorn.hasselgren@abe.kth.se www.kth.se/blogs/hasselgren @HasselgrenB