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Cross-border
economic
development
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Practical guide : building partnerships
Overcoming
barriers to
cross-border
economic
development
The role of an institutional partnership
for cross‑border economic development is not
only to draw up and implement joint strategies,
but also to help to overcome the barriers and
obstacles that hamper the improvement of
cross-border economic integration in general and
concrete regional projects in particular.
These barriers are very diverse and different
levels of authority must be called upon to
eradicate them. Legal, administrative and tax
issues fall under the purview of central or
federal governments, while cultural, linguistic
and cognitive barriers may be removed at
the local or regional levels. The role played
by partnerships for cross-border economic
development may therefore vary depending
on the nature of the obstacles faced.