Regional development, power and topological reach: to reach out or fold in?

Richard Ek and Daniel Rauhut

Regional Studies, 2024, vol. 58, issue 6, 1180-1191

Abstract: This paper discusses the growing regional socio-economic disparity in Sweden and investigates two regions’ power relationship with the economically and politically dominant Stockholm region: one region with a negative economic trajectory and the other with a positive economic development over 25 years. The conceptual framework is based on the topography/topology nexus, using the key concepts of ‘reach out’ and ‘fold in’ in different resources. To enrich this framework, we incorporate two concepts in regional planning: ‘borrowed size’ and ‘agglomeration shadow’. The findings suggest that ‘reach out’ and ‘fold in’ explain why ‘borrowed size’ and ‘agglomeration shadow’ take place, or do not.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2023.2231504

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