Journal
REGIONAL STUDIES
Volume 55, Issue 10-11, Pages 1642-1651Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1957810
Keywords
technological revolution; socio-technical transitions; bio-economy; regional path creation; multinationals; innovation policy
Funding
- European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions - RISE [691192]
- Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [691192] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)
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This paper analyzes the impact of technological revolutions on regional development by studying the role of agency and strategy formulation in the emergence of a new bio-based techno-economic paradigm in Sweden. The research contributes to understanding the importance of strategic agency in creating new regional paths within the context of significant technological change.
The paper draws on the literatures on techno-economic paradigms and socio-technical transitions to analyse the impact of technological revolutions on regional development. Based on interview data collected from policymakers and regional firms, the paper adopts a multi-scalar approach to analyse the role of agency and strategy formulation in the emergence of a new bio-based techno-economic paradigm and the early stages of a process of socio-technical transition towards a forest-based bio-economy in the Varmland Region of Sweden. The paper contributes to an understanding of the role of strategic agency in new regional path creation in the context of radically technological change.
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