This special issue tackles two “trendy” topics much discussed at present by the community of scholars (and practitioners too) interested in regional economic development: systems and ecosystems. These metaphors have proved popular, and enduring, currently experiencing something of a buzz or moment in the sunshine. This special issue pushes them out of their comfort zone to explore contexts, elements, and approaches that have not yet been well explored in the literature to date. Contributions in this special issue cover a wide range of international cases and explore systemic perspectives on economic development placing institutional context and evolutionary dynamics at the core.

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将系统方法带出他们的舒适区：来自未探索环境的观点

本期特刊讨论了目前由对区域经济发展感兴趣的学者（和从业者）社区广泛讨论的两个“时尚”主题：系统和生态系统。事实证明，这些比喻很流行，经久不衰，目前正在阳光下经历一些嗡嗡声或时刻。这期特刊将他们推出舒适区，去探索迄今为止文献中尚未充分探索的背景、元素和方法。本期特刊的文稿涵盖了广泛的国际案例，并探讨了以制度背景和演化动态为核心的经济发展的系统视角。