Resilience, networks and competitiveness: a conceptual framework

Joan Crespo; Ron Boschma; Pierre-Alexandre Balland

Handbook of Regions and Competitiveness

Contemporary Theories and Perspectives on Economic Development

Edited by Robert Huggins and Piers Thompson

The aim of this Handbook is to take stock of regional competitiveness and complementary concepts as a means of presenting a state-of-the-art discussion of the contemporary theories, perspectives and empirical explanations that help make sense of the determinants of uneven development across regions. Drawing on an international field of leading scholars, the book is assembled and organized so that readers can first learn about the theoretical underpinnings of regional competitiveness and development theory, before moving on to deeper discussions of key factors and principal elements, the emergence of allied concepts, empirical applications, and the policy context.

Handbook

Published in print:: 31 Mar 2017

ISBN:: 9781783475001

eISBN:: 9781783475018

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783475018

Pages:: c 592

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Chapter 12: Resilience, networks and competitiveness: a conceptual framework

Joan Crespo, Ron Boschma and Pierre-Alexandre Balland

Handbook Chapter

Published:: 31 March 2017

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783475018.00019

Pages:: 271–286 (16 total)

Collection: Social and Political Science 2017

Abstract

The resilience concept refers to the capacity of regions to deal with shocks. The concept, however, remains ambiguous and under-formalized. This chapter develops a conceptual evolutionary framework for regional resilience that distinguishes three dimensions of resilience: (1) the sensitivity to a shock; (2) the recovery from a shock; and, above all (3) the ability to transform and create new growth paths. It discusses the main factors that affect each of these resilience dimensions: the industrial and technological structure of regions, their network structure, and their institutional setting. In doing so, the chapter sheds light on the links between regional resilience and regional competitiveness.

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