TY - JOUR
T1 - Agency and economic change in regions
T2 - identifying routes to new path development using qualitative comparative analysis
AU - Grillitsch, Markus
AU - Sotarauta, Markku
AU - Asheim, Björn
AU - Fitjar, Rune Dahl
AU - Haus-Reve, Silje
AU - Kolehmainen, Jari
AU - Kurikka, Heli
AU - Lundquist, Karl-Johan
AU - Martynovich, Mikhail
AU - Montelheit, Skirmante
AU - Nielsen, Hjalti
AU - Nilsson, Magnus
AU - Rekers, Josephine
AU - Sopanen, Sami
AU - Stihl, Linda
PY - 2022/5/11
Y1 - 2022/5/11
N2 - This paper investigates the role of human agency in 40 phases of regional economic development in 12 Nordic regions over 30 years. It contributes with a theoretical framework to study agency over time and a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis based on a unique dataset combining over 200 interviews, with printed and online sources, and quantitative data. The paper identifies which combinations of agency types and context conditions make industrial upgrading or diversification possible, and investigates how such combinations come into being. The causal claims from this analysis are illustrated with empirical examples and discussed in relation to previous literature.
AB - This paper investigates the role of human agency in 40 phases of regional economic development in 12 Nordic regions over 30 years. It contributes with a theoretical framework to study agency over time and a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis based on a unique dataset combining over 200 interviews, with printed and online sources, and quantitative data. The paper identifies which combinations of agency types and context conditions make industrial upgrading or diversification possible, and investigates how such combinations come into being. The causal claims from this analysis are illustrated with empirical examples and discussed in relation to previous literature.
U2 - 10.1080/00343404.2022.2053095
DO - 10.1080/00343404.2022.2053095
M3 - Article
JO - REGIONAL STUDIES
JF - REGIONAL STUDIES
SN - 0034-3404
ER -