Markus Grillitsch
Senior Lecturer
Trinity of change agency, regional development paths and opportunity spaces
Author
Summary, in English
The study of regional growth paths is a key theme in economic geography and of elemental interest for regional development. This paper addresses the interplay between path-dependent, structural forces and the construction and utilization of opportunities through agentic processes. Extending the evolutionary framework, it is argued that not only history but also perceived futures influence agentic processes in the present and thus shape regional development paths. The paper discusses the relevance and interdependencies of three types of agency with distinct theoretical roots, namely Schumpeterian innovative entrepreneurship, institutional entrepreneurship and place-based leadership, as main drivers of regional structural change.
Department/s
- Department of Human Geography
- CIRCLE
Publishing year
2020-08-01
Language
English
Pages
704-723
Publication/Series
Progress in Human Geography
Volume
44
Issue
4
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Topic
- Human Geography
Keywords
- agency
- evolutionary theory
- opportunity space
- path-dependency
- regional development
- regional growth
- regional structural change
Status
Published
Project
- Regional Growth against all odds
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0309-1325