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Towards an integrated framework of agency in regional development: the case of old industrial regions

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  • Jiří Blažek
  • Viktor Květoň

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This paper investigates the role of agency in regional industrial path development using an integrated framework that combines three recent conceptualizations of agency: (1) firm- and system-level agency; (2) trinity-of-change agency; and (3) reproductive and change agency. Our framework redefines firm- and system-level agency into organizational- and system-level agency to enable a more nuanced and multifaceted understanding of the agency of various regional actors. Empirically, we contribute to the literature by analysing the evolutionary trajectories of two coal regions with vastly contrasting development dynamics. Our research primarily attributes these divergences to the substantial differences in the nature and vigour of system-level agency. However, our empirical research reveals that most actors exerted both organizational- and system-level agency, although at profoundly different intensities and scales.

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  • Jiří Blažek & Viktor Květoň, 2023. "Towards an integrated framework of agency in regional development: the case of old industrial regions," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(8), pages 1482-1497, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:57:y:2023:i:8:p:1482-1497
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2054976
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