Since Paul David first published his economic histories of path-dependent innovation, the
subject has exerted fascination upon scholars of innovation and technological change and …

Path creation is a key concept in economic geography. So far, particularly scholars within
evolutionary economic geography have pioneered research on this topic. This paper …

In this paper we argue that evolutionary economic geography and particularly the concept of
path dependence provide a theoretical framework within which to understand the different …

Although the assertion that 'history matters' has come to be coupled frequently with
references to the concept of path dependence, the precise meaning of the latter–and hence …

Two new terms enter this discourse, the first ('transversality') being recent as of early 2010,
the second ('platforms') being extant in the regional innovation context since approximately …

The article discusses the strategic roles of public policy and institutions and the way this
effect to the efficiency of regional innovation systems in the landscape of evolutionary …

Over the last years, models of path dependent regional industrial development have come to
exercise increasing influence over academic work in economic geography, innovation …

The study of regional growth paths is a key theme in economic geography and of elemental
interest for policy makers concerned with regional development. Evolutionary theory …

Theoretically and conceptually, evolutionary economic geography has paid little attention to
technological characteristics when explaining the emergence of new industries. Building on …

This chapter has three main aims. The first of these is to discuss and critique the main spatial
and non-spatial theories that address methods by which societies may transition from a …