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Agency and the structural determinants of regional growth: towards a retheorisation

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  • Helen Dinmore
  • Andrew Beer
  • Jacob Irving
  • Markku Sotarauta

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This paper addresses debates on the role of agency in shaping the economic future of regions. Scholarship on agency departs from the earlier focus of evolutionary economic geography, which highlighted the role of pre-existing structural conditions. This paper challenges the notion that agency is only found in intentional action and is limited to key actors within a region. It questions exclusive focus on the impact of entrepreneurial leaders, place leaders and government, and identifies agency in the accumulated micro-decisions of multiple decision-makers, using the example of workers affected by the closure of Australia’s passenger vehicle industry. In so doing, it underscores the twin roles of collective vision and meaningful implementation in the successful transformation of regions.

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  • Helen Dinmore & Andrew Beer & Jacob Irving & Markku Sotarauta, 2024. "Agency and the structural determinants of regional growth: towards a retheorisation," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 58(5), pages 1047-1058, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:58:y:2024:i:5:p:1047-1058
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2023.2259944
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