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Policy and collective action in place

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Feldman, Maryann, Lowe, Nichola·2018·Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
DOI 10.1093/cjres/rsy011
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The role of policy is often misunderstood, either revered as a panacea or despised as a barrier to change. This is especially true in the process of regional transformation. This article develops a case of economic development policy as an adaptive and improvisational process: effective policy is endogenous and the result of negotiations and power relationships. Transforming a regional economy involves myriad policy actions so subtle and so numerous that they can easily be overlooked. The article conceptualises effective policy as the continuous culmination of programmatic adjustments in response to changing conditions, and opportunistic pivots to adjust to new circumstances. Creating innovative, entrepreneurial ecosystems challenge our existing economic models and suggest that complexity requires new conceptualisations of policy and planning.

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Metadata

Authors
Feldman, M., & Lowe, N.
Affiliations
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Corresponding author
Feldman, Maryann
ORCID
Venue
Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2018-05-14
Volume
11
Issue
2
Pages
335-351
ISSN
  • 1752-1378 (ISSN-L)
  • 1752-1386
DOI
10.1093/cjres/rsy011
OpenAlex
W2804224335
Cited by
53
References
1
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2
FWCI
14.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
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Locations
  • Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation
  • Kauffman Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Regional Development and Policy
  • Social Sciences › Geography, Planning and Development › Local Economic Development and Planning
  • Social Sciences › Development › Regional Development and Innovation
Keywords
economic development policy, regional transformation, collective action, endogenous policy, power relations, policy negotiation, entrepreneurial ecosystems, innovation ecosystems, adaptive policy, regional planning

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