Lock-in, resilience and path development in old industrial regions: an agency-based explanation

IF 4.7 2区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society Pub Date : 2025-11-11 DOI:10.1093/cjres/rsaf043

Jesús M Valdaliso, Patricia Suárez, Matías Mayor, Edurne Magro

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Abstract

This paper examines why some old industrial regions (OIRs) show strong lock-ins while others experience weaker ones. To do so, it compares the resilience of two OIRs in northern Spain — Asturias and the Basque Country — to major shocks and structural changes over the last fifty years, tracing their divergent development paths and advancing a tentative explanation for these differences. It employs a mixed-methods approach, combining dynamic shift-share analysis to evaluate regional resilience and the role of economic structure with qualitative analysis of how agency shapes regional trajectories, in addition to taking a historical perspective. The extreme cases of Asturias and the Basque Country offer contrasting examples of lock-in and path breaking (and renewal) in regional development. Asturias illustrates the strength of reproductive agency (place maintenance), while the Basque Country exhibits greater change agency (place leadership), engaging a broader range of actors in regional transformation. Ultimately, the paper advocates a holistic approach to regional development that combines both quantitative and qualitative analysis.

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老工业区的锁定、弹性与路径发展：一个基于代理的解释

本文探讨了为什么一些老工业区（OIRs）表现出较强的锁定，而另一些老工业区则表现出较弱的锁定。为此，本研究比较了西班牙北部阿斯图里亚斯和巴斯克地区两个OIRs在过去50年里对重大冲击和结构变化的适应能力，追踪了它们不同的发展路径，并对这些差异提出了初步解释。它采用混合方法，结合动态偏移份额分析来评估区域弹性和经济结构的作用，以及定性分析机构如何塑造区域轨迹，此外还采用历史视角。阿斯图里亚斯和巴斯克地区的极端案例提供了区域发展中锁定和突破（和更新）的对比例子。阿斯图里亚斯展示了生殖机构（地方维护）的力量，而巴斯克地区展示了更大的变革机构（地方领导），在区域转型中吸引了更广泛的行动者。最后，本文主张采用定量分析与定性分析相结合的整体方法来研究区域发展。

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