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100 _aEder, Jakob
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245 _aInnovation in the Periphery: A Critical Survey and Research Agenda
260 _bSage,
_c2019.
300 _aVol 42, Issue 2, 2019(119-146 p.)
520 _aScholars of the geography of innovation have produced an impressive body of literature over the last decades. However, until recently this research focused on successful core regions, implicitly assuming that there is no innovation in peripheral areas. This view is being increasingly questioned, which is reflected by a rising number of papers, special issues, and edited volumes on innovation outside of agglomerations. Hence, this rapidly emerging field calls for a critical survey. In order to identify a future research agenda, this article conducts a systematic literature review of the work on innovation in the periphery (1960–2016). As such, it explores the recurring themes and key issues of the field and discusses the various periphery concepts applied, ranging from a geographic to a functional perspective on various scales. In doing so, it outlines options for policy makers and suggests avenues for future research: first, the periphery concept needs more refinement. Second, future studies should include systematic comparisons of regions. Third, an evolutionary perspective might provide new insights. Fourth, future work could explore the benefits peripheries offer for certain kinds of innovation. Fifth, urban–rural linkages might be of higher relevance than assumed. Sixth, research should go beyond the well-known examples. Finally, the analysis could be extended by applying a broader understanding of innovation.
650 _ainnovation,
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650 _a innovation policy,
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650 _a periphery,
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650 _aproximity,
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650 _aregional development
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_dSage, 2019.
_tInternational regional science review
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0160017618764279
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