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| Language | English |
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| Pages | 35-53 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Regional Studies |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
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Keywords
- industrial regions
- regional development
- economic performance
- regional policy
- capitalism
- Europe
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Old industrial regions in Europe: A comparative assessment of economic performance. / Birch, Kean; MacKinnon, D.; Cumbers, A.
In: Regional Studies, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2010, p. 35-53.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Old industrial regions in Europe: A comparative assessment of economic performance
AU - Birch, Kean
AU - MacKinnon, D.
AU - Cumbers, A.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Old industrial regions in Europe: a comparative assessment of economic performance, Regional Studies. Recent academic and policy discourses on regional development in Europe promote the expansion of 'knowledge-based' economies and learning regions. The assumptions underpinning the new regional policy are cast into sharp focus by the experiences of old industrial regions. The paper engages with these issues through empirical research into the recent fortunes of old industrial regions in Western Europe, drawing upon material from the Eurostat database. The findings highlight diverse experiences among these old industrial regions. This raise questions about the role of different national varieties of capitalism in shaping regional trajectories and the different mechanisms of regional adaptation promoted in the different countries.
AB - Old industrial regions in Europe: a comparative assessment of economic performance, Regional Studies. Recent academic and policy discourses on regional development in Europe promote the expansion of 'knowledge-based' economies and learning regions. The assumptions underpinning the new regional policy are cast into sharp focus by the experiences of old industrial regions. The paper engages with these issues through empirical research into the recent fortunes of old industrial regions in Western Europe, drawing upon material from the Eurostat database. The findings highlight diverse experiences among these old industrial regions. This raise questions about the role of different national varieties of capitalism in shaping regional trajectories and the different mechanisms of regional adaptation promoted in the different countries.
KW - industrial regions
KW - regional development
KW - economic performance
KW - regional policy
KW - capitalism
KW - Europe
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DO - 10.1080/00343400802195147
M3 - Article
VL - 44
SP - 35
EP - 53
JO - Regional Studies
T2 - Regional Studies
JF - Regional Studies
SN - 0034-3404
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