A critical realist interpretation of evolutionary growth theorising

Castellacci, Fulvio

doi:10.1093/cje/bel028

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“…As a recent field of research with a weak theoretical basis – considering the negligible amount of research devoted to theory building in rural entrepreneurship – qualitative analyses tend to be the natural way of producing science, which may then lead to generalised theorisation through appreciative theorising (Castellacci ).…”

Section: Bibliometric Analysis Of Rural Entrepreneurship Researchmentioning

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Twenty Years of Rural Entrepreneurship: A Bibliometric Survey

2014

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Entrepreneurship has become a dynamic field of research in the last two decades. However, 'rural entrepreneurship' has been largely overlooked. It seems therefore timely to present a quantitative survey of the literature in this particular area. Based on 181 articles on rural entrepreneurship published in journals indexed in Scopus, we found that rural entrepreneurship is an essentially European concern, whose most prolific authors are affiliated with institutions in the UK and Spain. Organisational characteristics, policy measures and institutional frameworks and governance have attracted considerable attention in recent years, being considered emergent topics of research. In contrast, theory building has not attracted much research over the period in analysis, which suggests that the theoretical body of rural entrepreneurship is still incipient, hindering the establishment of its boundaries and of a suitable research agenda. Empirical literature on rural entrepreneurship has focused mainly on developed countries, most notably, the UK, the USA, Spain, Finland and Greece. Given the potential rural entrepreneurship represents for less developed and underdeveloped countries, more research on the topic targeting these countries is an imperative.

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Section: Bibliometric Analysis Of Rural Entrepreneurship Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Twenty Years of Rural Entrepreneurship: A Bibliometric Survey

2014

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“…In any case, a 'bottom-up' approach surely presupposes that we have at least some idea of what the 'evolutionary processes' we are seeking to analyse actually are. A 'bottom-up' approach -whether a form of 'appreciative theorising' (NELSON, 1995) or what is now becoming known in evolutionary economics as 'history-friendly models' (CASTELLACCI, 2006;MALERBA et al, 1999;MALERBA, 2010) -based on the close empirical examination of concrete specific cases and trends, must almost inevitably involve the use of some sort of guiding theoretical principles or concepts, and these presumably will be evolutionary in nature. After all, if one is interested in economic evolution, it makes sense to think in 'evolutionary' terms, however loosely such ontological preconceptions are framed.…”

Section: Evolutionary Economic Geography: Moving Beyond Generalized Dmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards a Developmental Turn in Evolutionary Economic Geography?

2014

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MARTIN R. and SUNLEY P. Towards a developmental turn in evolutionary economic geography?, Regional Studies. Over the past couple of decades or so there have been increasing moves within evolutionary theory to move beyond the neo-Darwinian principles of variety, selection and retention, and to incorporate development. This has led to a richer palette of concepts, mechanisms and models of evolution and change, such as plasticity, robustness, evolvability, emergence, niche construction and self-organization, This opens up a different framework for understanding evolution. This paper sets out the main characteristics of the recent and ongoing 'developmental turn' in evolutionary theory and suggests how these might inform a corresponding 'developmental turn' in evolutionary economic geography. Evolutionary economic geographyDevelopmental systems Plasticity Robustness Emergence Self organization MARTIN R. and SUNLEY P.Vers une tournure dans la géographie économique évolutionniste?, Regional Studies. Au cours des deux dernières décennies ou presque, il y a eu une augmentation des démarches au sein de la théorie évolutionniste en faveur d'aller au-delà des principes néo-darwiniens de variété, de sélection, et de conservation, et d'y intégrer le développement. Cela a amené à une riche palette de notions, de mécanismes et de modèles de l'évolution et de la mutation, telles la plasticité, la robustesse, le caractère évolutive, l'émergence, la construction de créneaux et l'auto-organisation. Cela crée un cadre différent pour comprendre l'évolution. Cet article élabore les principales caractéristiques de la récente 'tournure' courante dans la théorie évolutionniste et suggère comment elles pourraient informer une 'tournure' correspondante dans la géographie économique évolutionniste.Géographie économique évolutionniste Systèmes de développement Plasticité Robustesse Émergence Auto-organisation MARTIN R. und SUNLEY P. Auf dem Weg zu einer Entwicklungswende in der evolutionären Wirtschaftsgeografie?, Regional Studies. In den letzten Jahrzehnten gab es innerhalb der Evolutionstheorie verstärkte Bewegungen zur Weiterentwicklung der neodarwinistischen Prinzipien der Vielfalt, Auswahl und Beibehaltung sowie zur Berücksichtigung der Entwicklung. Dies hat zu einer reichhaltigeren Palette von Konzepten, Mechanismen und Modellen der Evolution und Veränderung geführt, wie z. B. der Plastizität, Robustheit, Evolvierbarkeit, Emergenz, Nischenbildung und Selbstorganisation, was einen unterschiedlichen Rahmen zum Verständnis der Evolution eröffnet. In diesem Beitrag werden die wichtigsten Merkmale der aktuellen und andauernden 'Entwicklungswende' in der Evolutionstheorie beschrieben, und es wird dargelegt, wie diese Merkmale eine entsprechende 'Entwicklungswende' in der evolutionären Wirtschaftsgeografie gestalten könnten. Evolutionäre WirtschaftsgeografieEntwicklungssysteme Plastizität Robustheit Emergenz Selbstorganisation MARTIN R. y SUNLEY P. ¿Hacia un cambio en el desarrollo de la geografía económica evolutiva?, Regional Studies. En la...

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“…Regional economic restructuring is a recurring theme in studies of industrial development, and recent advancements in the literature have been accompanied by promising insights from the literature on evolutionary theory. Evolutionary perspectives, which emphasize the complexity, heterogeneity and openness of economic development (Aldrich et al, 2008;Boschma & Martin, 2010;Castellacci, 2006;Schreyögg & Sydow, 2010), have become particularly influential in frameworks that analyse innovation and regional industrial development. Concepts such as path development, increasing returns and lock-in are central.…”

Section: Renewal Of Industry Clustersmentioning

confidence: 99%