Abstract

Although regional resilience has been widely discussed in recent years, scholars recognise that there is little understanding of the determinants of the long-term adaptive capacity of regions. Policies for regional resilience have not been discussed at great length. This paper analyses industry evolution and industrial policies in a historical perspective, focussing on the case of the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy, that in the 1980s drew wide attention as a successful case of flexible specialisation based on industrial districts and has experienced important transformations. It has also consistently implemented industrial policies since the 1980s, and we suggest they had a role in favouring the region’s resilience, especially in terms of the long-term vision of industrial development that this policy provides and promotes through various instruments.

摘要

尽管近年来区域复原力被广泛讨论，但学者们认识到，对区域长期适应能力的决定因素知之甚少。区域复原力政策尚未得到广泛讨论。本文从历史的角度分析了产业演变和产业政策，以意大利艾米利亚-罗马涅大区为例，该地区在80年代作为基于工业区的灵活专业化的成功案例受到广泛关注，并经历了重要的变革。自 1980 年代以来，它也始终如一地实施产业政策，我们认为它们在促进该地区的复原力方面发挥了作用，