Agency and actors in regional industrial path development. A framework and longitudinal analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8941832 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Suyash Jolly (0000-0001-9771-930X, Lund University, corresponding author), Markus Grillitsch (0000-0002-8406-4727, Lund University), Teis Hansen (0000-0001-9383-3471, Lund University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 111 |
| Pages | 176-188 |
| Publication date | 2020-02-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geoforum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.geoforum.2020.02.013 |
| OpenAlex | W3009018899 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 116 |
| References cited | 83 |
Despite significant interest in regional industrial restructuring in economic geography, surprisingly, scarce attention has been paid to the changing role of agency over time. The current paper develops a framework for understanding the role of multiple types of actors and the agency they exercise for regional industrial path development. The framework is employed in a longitudinal study of industry development in Värmland, Sweden, from forestry towards a bio-economy. The analysis highlights how actors exercise very different types of agency in different periods of regional industrial path development
Agency (philosophy · Business · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economic restructuring · Economic system · Economics · Geography · Path (computing · Political science · Regional development · Regional science · Restructuring · Social science · Sociology · Finance · Regional Development and Policy · Regional resilience and development · University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
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| Citations per year | 19,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 115 |