Regions and cities face unceasing pressures to adapt in response to processes of
globalization, changes in industrial production, and new patterns of migration and trade. At …

Persistent poverty, economic decay and lack of opportunities are at the root of considerable
discontent in declining and lagging-behind areas the world over. Poor development …

Regional economic divergence has become a threat to economic progress, social cohesion
and political stability in Europe. Market processes and policies that are supposed to spread …

Martin R., Sunley P., Gardiner B. and Tyler P. How regions react to recessions: resilience
and the role of economic structure, Regional Studies. This paper examines how employment …

Urban economics and branches of mainstream economics–what we call the 'housing as
opportunity'school of thought–have been arguing that shortages of affordable housing in …

The article engages in a critical discussion of the related variety/regional branching
argument and foregrounds a more differentiated perspective on regional industrial path …

Over the past 40 years, globalization has spread development to many parts of the world.
But within countries, development has become more uneven, a phenomenon known as …

Actors and institutions in localities and regions across the world are seeking prosperity and
well-being amidst tumultuous and disruptive shifts and transitions generated by: an …

This paper examines the resilience of British cities to major economic shocks. Using a novel
data set for 85 cities, it analyses their resistance to and recovery from the last four major …

Shifting horizons in local and regional development. Regional Studies. This paper aims, first,
to trace the evolution of thinking about local and regional development in order to situate …