Regional Resilience and an Interventionist State

The Case of Geelong, Victoria, 1990–2020

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ID21570163
AuthorsLent C Johnson (0000-0002-0934-3339, Deakin University, corresponding author), Louise C Johnson (Deakin and Melbourne Universities, Burwood, Australia), Meg Mundell (0000-0002-6799-7998, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia)
Year2023
Volume41
Issue3
Pages247-261
Publication date2023-07-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Policy and Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0811-1146 • E-ISSN: 1476-7244
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08111146.2023.2186850
OpenAlexW4362566774
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited28

Geelong’s economic resilience has been evident for decades as it transitioned from a manufacturing to a service centre. This transformation largely unfolded during Australian governments’ embrace of neo-liberal policies which are usually associated with the State’s withdrawal from active economic intervention. A close examination of the Geelong experience, however, shows the State as a key actor, intervening through direct employment, targeted industry support, economic restructuring and decentralisation policies. Our analysis suggests a need to recentre the role of the interventionist State in conceptualisations of economic and social resilience while adding a nuanced regional dimension understandings of neo-liberalism in Australia

Decentralization · Economic growth · Economic restructuring · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Psychological resilience · Restructuring · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Mining and Resource Management · Psychology · Regional resilience and development

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