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One of the major transitions in recent scientific research is the rise of network theory motivating a variety∈dexvariety of new research programmes in and across various disciplines. Economic geography∈dexgeography has been no exception. The work on networks in economic geography can be divided into two types of research. First, there are studies on inter-firm networks and their impact on firm performance. For a large part, such studies have been carried out in the context of geographical clusters, which are often characterised by strong network relations (Uzzi, 1997). A second approach, an example of which is presented below, concerns the study of inter-regional networks and their impact on regional growth. Here, the unit of analysis are territories, typically sub-national regions. The interest in this topic stems from Castells (1996) and others who have argued that regional growth increasingly depends on a region’s position in global networks rather than its specific local characteristics such as institutions, endowments and amenities (‘space of flows’ versus the ‘space of places’).
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Frenken, K., Hoekman, J., Kok, S., Ponds, R., van Oort, F., van Vliet, J. (2009). Death of Distance in Science? A Gravity Approach to Research Collaboration. In: Pyka, A., Scharnhorst, A. (eds) Innovation Networks. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92267-4_3
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