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Unrelated knowledge combinations: the unexplored potential for regional industrial path development

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: The article engages in a critical discussion of the related variety/regional branching argument and foregrounds a more differentiated perspective on regional industrial path development. It contributes by (i) sharpening the definition of key concepts, namely specialisation and diversity, related and unrelated variety; (ii) discussing their relevance in local and non-local spaces; (iii) scrutinizing related variety as the source for regional branching; and (iv) developing a conceptual framework capturing the opportunity space for regional structural change that unveils the relevance of path upgrading, path importation, path branching, path diversification and new path creation as different forms of new path development.

Source: Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society

DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsy012

Authors: Markus Grillitsch, Bjørn Asheim, Michaela Trippl

Institutions: Lund University, University of Stavanger, University of Vienna, University of Agder

Language: English

Topic: Regional Development and Innovation

Subfield: Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2734535081