Growth-based Theories for Declining Regions? A Note on Conceptualisations of Demographic Change for Regional Economic Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7728151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anke Matuschewski (University of Bayreuth, corresponding author), Birgit Leick (0000-0001-6550-390X, Østfold University of Applied Sciences), Marcel Demuth (University of Bayreuth) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Population Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1869-8980 • E-ISSN: 1869-8999 |
| Publisher | German Federal Institute for Population Research (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.12765/cpos-2017-04 |
| OpenAlex | W2617625303 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
This article aims to critically assess the economic growth paradigm, which typically underlies most approaches to regional policymaking for demographic change. While population losses, ageing and outmigration – i.e. phenomena that are addressed as demographic change – have become a matter of urgency for many European regions, most regional economic development theories remain silent about the population decline affecting the economic growth and development prospects of regions. Consequently, regional policies usually rely on the concept of economic growth, yet neglect the complexity and importance of demographic change and how it relates to the economic sphere. Due to this lack in nuance, we argue that regional policymaking fails to design adequate policy support for regions facing persistent demographic change and economic stagnation or decline as a result. Based on these observations, the paper examines a selection of regional economic development theories in search for alternative concepts of growth and development in the context of demographic change. To this aim, globalisation peripheries are introduced as a fruitful conceptual point of reference and, in combination with endogenous regional development theories, discussed as an alternative approach for regional policymaking
Context (archaeology · Demographic change · Demographic transition · Development economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Endogenous growth theory · Geography · Globalization · Human capital · Neglect · Political science · Population · Population ageing · Population growth · Regional development · Regional Policy · Regional science · Sociology · Regional Development and Policy · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Regional resilience and development
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Peripheralization
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Rebalancing the Spatial Economy
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Path dependence and regional economic evolution
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The territorial dynamics of innovation
Polarization Reversal in Developing Countries
Varieties of shrinkage in European cities
Urban shrinkage as an emerging concern for European policymaking
Population aging and endogenous economic growth
Peripheralisation of small towns in Germany and Japan – Dealing with economic decline and population loss
Replacement Migration
From Demographic Dividend to Demographic Burden
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Technology, Growth and Unemployment across European Regions
Business Segmentation and Location Revisited
Path Dependence Research in Regional Economic Development
Employment Resilience in Europe and the 2008 Economic Crisis
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The ageing of Europe
How Regions React to Recessions
Regional Resilience
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Imperfect Competition in Regional Labour Markets
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Slow Convergence? The New Endogenous Growth Theory and Regional Development
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |