The role of regional policies along with the external and endogenous factors in the resilience of regions

ERAYDIN A.

CAMBRIDGE JOURNAL OF REGIONS ECONOMY AND SOCIETY, vol.9, no.1, pp.217-234, 2016 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/cjres/rsv026
  • Journal Name: CAMBRIDGE JOURNAL OF REGIONS ECONOMY AND SOCIETY
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.217-234
  • Keywords: resilience, regional policies, economic crisis, endogenous capacity, connectedness, R10, R11, R58, SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION NETWORKS, ADAPTABILITY, PERSPECTIVES, INNOVATION, DISTRICTS, LESSONS, GROWTH
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the importance of the different policies and measures defined by governments in the resilience of regions, besides their connectedness to the global economic system and their endogenous capacities. The article explores the importance of different attributes in the resilience of Turkish regions (26 NUTS II regions) in the last two recessionary shocks and in the following recovery periods. By analysing the role of regional policies in the resilience of regions in two distinct periods, the article concludes that the existing policies have made only a limited contribution to the building of resilient regions, and emphasises the need for a new perspective in the developing of policies for regional resilience.