Lock-in, resilience and path development in old industrial regions: an agency-based explanation
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2026-03
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Valdaliso Gago, Jesús María
Suárez, Patricia
Mayor, Matias
Magro Montero, Edurne
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Oxford University Press
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This paper examines why some old industrial regions (OIRs) show strong lock-ins while others experience weaker ones. To do so, it compares the resilience of two OIRs in northern Spain — Asturias and the Basque Country — to major shocks and structural changes over the last fifty years, tracing their divergent development paths and advancing a tentative explanation for these differences. It employs a mixed-methods approach, combining dynamic shift-share analysis to evaluate regional resilience and the role of economic structure with qualitative analysis of how agency shapes regional trajectories, in addition to taking a historical perspective. The extreme cases of Asturias and the Basque Country offer contrasting examples of lock-in and path breaking (and renewal) in regional development. Asturias illustrates the strength of reproductive agency (place maintenance), while the Basque Country exhibits greater change agency (place leadership), engaging a broader range of actors in regional transformation. Ultimately, the paper advocates a holistic approach to regional development that combines both quantitative and qualitative analysis.
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Agency
Lock-in
Old industrial regions
Path dependence
Resilience
Lock-in
Old industrial regions
Path dependence
Resilience
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Valdaliso, J. M., Suárez, P., Mayor, M., & Magro, E. (2026). Lock-in, resilience and path development in old industrial regions: an agency-based explanation. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 19(1), 109-127. https://doi.org/10.1093/CJRES/RSAF043