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Regional resilience: a promising concept to explain differences in regional economic adaptability?

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One of the most intriguing questions in economic geography is why some regional economies manage to renew themselves, whereas others remain locked in decline. To tackle this question, the idea of resilience has emerged building upon concepts derived from ecology, psychology, disaster studies and elsewhere. This conceptual paper aims at critically assessing whether regional resilience contributes to our understanding of regional economic adaptability, in particular, and its potential contribution to evolutionary economic geography, in general. It concludes that, due to three main shortcomings, its contribution is relatively limited. Copyright 2009, Oxford University Press.

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  • Robert Hassink, 2009. "Regional resilience: a promising concept to explain differences in regional economic adaptability?," Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 3(1), pages 45-58.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:cjrecs:v:3:y:2009:i:1:p:45-58
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    1. Nataša Urbančíková & Kristína Zgodavová, 2019. "Sustainability, Resilience and Population Ageing along Schengen’s Eastern Border," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-18, May.
    2. Liang Zhao & Fanneng He & Caishan Zhao, 2020. "A Framework of Resilience Development for Poor Villages after the Wenchuan Earthquake Based on the Principle of “Build Back Better”," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-25, June.
    3. Mykola POPOV & Ivan KOMAROVSKYI, 2020. "The "Circles Of Sustainability" Model As A Tool In Assessing The Resilience Of Local Development Policies In The Black Sea Region," EURINT, Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, vol. 7, pages 132-153.

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