Regional resilience
Lessons from a historical analysis of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8419030 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrizio Bianchi (0000-0003-4032-9014, University of Ferrara), Raffaele Giardino (General Directorate for Knowledge, Labour and Enterprise Economy, Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy), Sandrine Labory (0000-0002-0773-618X, University of Ferrara), Alberto Rinaldi (0000-0002-8743-9846, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, corresponding author), Giovanni Solinas (0000-0002-4165-4487, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1983-2007 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6791 • E-ISSN: 1743-7938 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00076791.2021.1945034 |
| OpenAlex | W3177859618 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 34 |
Although regional resilience has been widely discussed in recent years, scholars recognise that there is little understanding of the determinants of the long-term adaptive capacity of regions. Policies for regional resilience have not been discussed at great length. This paper analyses industry evolution and industrial policies in a historical perspective, focussing on the case of the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy, that in the 1980s drew wide attention as a successful case of flexible specialisation based on industrial districts and has experienced important transformations. It has also consistently implemented industrial policies since the 1980s, and we suggest they had a role in favouring the region’s resilience, especially in terms of the long-term vision of industrial development that this policy provides and promotes through various instruments
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| Citations per year | 1.67 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |