TERRITÓRIOS DO INTERIOR, COESÃO TERRITORIAL E MODELOS DE GOVERNANÇA: A PROPÓSITO DO PROGRAMA NACIONAL PARA A COESÃO TERRITORIAL

Abstract

This article takes as its starting point the Programa Nacional para a Coesão Territorial [National Program for Territorial Cohesion], to discuss the importance of adequate governancemodels that support the promotion of territorial development and cohesion. More specifically, it is argued that the challenges of territorial cohesion and the definition of a development plan for the Portuguese inland territories require, alongwith the framework ofmeasures to be implemented, the definition of a governancemodel that is broad and confers the necessary protagonism to the local actors in the search for solutions to the challenges faced.