TSpace Research Repository tspace.library.utoronto.ca Resources in Economic Geography: From Substantive Concepts Towards a Relational Perspective
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Resources are crucial for the technological and economic development of firms in spatial perspective. In this paper, we contrast two ways of conceptualizing resources and argue that a conventional, substantive understanding implies a number of shortcomings which can be overcome through the application of a relational conception of resources. In examining four types of resources, i.e. material resources, knowledge, power and social capital, our argument is that resources are constituted in a relational way in two aspects. First, resources are relational in that their generation, interpretation and use are contingent. This depends on the particular institutional structures and social relations, as well as the knowledge contexts and mental models of the agents involved. Second, some types of resources, such as power and social capital, are also relational because they cannot be possessed or controlled by individual agents. They are being built and mobilized through dayto-day social practices. Individuals or groups of agents may appropriate the returns, but not the resources themselves. We conclude that a relational concept reflects the contextual and interactive nature of the selection, use and formation of resources. This offers new insights into the explanation of heterogeneity in firm strategies and trajectories, as well as regional differences in the development of localized industry configurations, such as clusters.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016