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Geographic clustering in evolutionary economic geography

Frenken, Koen LU and Boschma, Ron LU (2015) p.291-302
Abstract

Evolutionary economic geography (EEG) explains the spatial evolution of firms, industries, networks, cities and regions from elementary processes of the entry, growth, decline and exit of firms, and their locational behaviour. In an evolutionary approach to economic geography, one typically reasons from the historical processes that have led to particular spatial patterns such as uneven levels of economic development or clustering of economic activity. The current distribution of economic activity across space is thus understood as an outcome of largely contingent, yet path-dependent, historical processes.

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Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Economic Geography
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12 pages
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Edward Elgar Publishing
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9780857932679
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10.4337/9780857932679.00021
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English
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