Abstract
This article aims to critically review the advancements in the study of contemporary dynamics of local development under the prism of the analytical perspectives of growth poles and clusters. We proceed to a literature review of clusters and growth poles and attempt an analytical synthesis. The analysis of growth poles appears to remain within the interpretive limits of traditional economic geography, focusing mainly on the dimension of regional agglomerations. At the same time, the broader literature on clusters deals more with interdisciplinary issues in their global perspective by starting increasingly its analysis from the micro-dynamics articulated at the firm level. This article proposes a conceptual extension to the analysis of the current dynamics of local development in the framework of the “competitiveness web” that takes into account all the interdependent levels of space and actors.
Highlights
A field of scientific inquiry where a paradigm shift seems to unfold these days is the discipline of spatial development in different socioeconomic systems
This article proposes a conceptual extension to the analysis of the current dynamics of local development in the framework of the “competitiveness web” that takes into account all the interdependent levels of space and actors
It seems that the traditional perspective of regional analysis is being replaced gradually with the broader socioeconomic study of local dynamics, which synthesizes all the elements of space and actors that contribute to socioeconomic development (Boschma & Frenken, 2006; Briant, Combes, & Lafourcade, 2010; Crespo, Suire, & Vicente, 2014)
Summary
A field of scientific inquiry where a paradigm shift seems to unfold these days is the discipline of spatial development in different socioeconomic systems. In the changing context of local dynamics in the era of restructuring of globalization (Andrikopoulos & Nastopoulos, 2015; Laudicina & Peterson, 2016; Vlados et al, 2018), this study tries to find out the focal points of the concept and analysis of growth poles and the analytical model of clusters and relate them to local development dynamics. It tries to identify the critical common points and differences as well as the prospects of a future analytical convergence based on recent developments in the field of spatial socioeconomic sciences. This analysis could help build a logical path to discover new local development dynamics methodologies and conceptual tools to enrich our understanding
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