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Regional resilience: Lessons from a historical analysis of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Italy

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Although regional resilience has been widely discussed in recent years, scholars recognise that there is little understanding of the determinants of the long-term adaptive capacity of regions. Policies for regional resilience have not been discussed at great length. This paper analyses industry evolution and industrial policies in a historical perspective, focussing on the case of the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy, that in the 1980s drew wide attention as a successful case of flexible specialisation based on industrial districts and has experienced important transformations. It has also consistently implemented industrial policies since the 1980s, and we suggest they had a role in favouring the region’s resilience, especially in terms of the long-term vision of industrial development that this policy provides and promotes through various instruments.

Source: Business History

DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2021.1945034

Authors: Patrizio Bianchi, Raffaele Giardino, Sandrine Labory, Alberto Rinaldi, Giovanni Solinas

Institutions: University of Ferrara, Regione Emilia-Romagna, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Language: English

Topic: Regional resilience and development

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

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

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3177859618

FWCI: 1.52

Cites: 58

Cited by: 16

Related to: 10