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Markus Grillitsch

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Trinity of change agency, regional development paths and opportunity spaces

Författare

  • Markus Grillitsch
  • Markku Sotarauta

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.

Avdelning/ar

  • Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi
  • CIRCLE

Publiceringsår

2020-08-01

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

704-723

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Progress in Human Geography

Volym

44

Issue

4

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

SAGE Publications

Ämne

  • Human Geography

Nyckelord

  • agency
  • evolutionary theory
  • opportunity space
  • path-dependency
  • regional development
  • regional growth
  • regional structural change

Aktiv

Published

Projekt

  • Regional Growth against all odds

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0309-1325