What can evolutionary economic geography learn from global value chain and global production network research on developing and emerging economies?. Issue 2 (3rd April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhu, Shengjun; He, Canfei
• Is Part Of: Area development and policy. Volume 7:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 162
• Page End: 176
• Publication Date: 2022-04-03
• Subjects: global value chain -- global production network -- evolutionary economic geography -- developing and emerging economies -- regional industrial dynamics; 全球价值链 -- 全球生产网络 -- 演化经济地理学 -- 发展中和新兴经济体 -- 区域产业动态; cadena global de valor -- red de producción global -- geografía económica evolutiva -- economías emergentes y en desarrollo -- dinámicas industriales regionales; глобальная цепочка создания стоимости -- глобальная производственная сеть -- эволюционная экономическая география -- развивающиеся и развивающиеся экономики -- региональная промышленная динамика; Regional planning -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Economic development -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Rural-urban relations -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Human geography -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic development -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Rural-urban relations -- Periodicals; Human geography -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; 338.90091724
• DOI: 10.1080/23792949.2022.2061542
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2379-2949

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Although evolutionary economic geography (EEG) and global production network (GPN) and global value chain (GVC) research into regional industrial restructuring and development have developed in parallel and with little mutual engagement, they provide important complementary insights. This article concentrates on what the EEG approach can learn from the GVC/GPN approach by focusing on extra-regional linkages, institutional contexts and firm heterogeneity. Analysing the role of these factors not only overcomes some weaknesses of the EEG approach but also plays an especially important role in understanding regional industrial dynamics in developing and emerging economies and in the conduct of policy-relevant research.