Regional capability, evolutionary economic geography and global production networks

ABSTRACT

In this exchange, I suggest that regional capability provides a lens to link two popular theories in regional studies, namely evolutionary economic geography (EEG) and global production networks (GPNs). This implies moving beyond ordinary to dynamic organisational capability that turns global value chain, geopolitical and security risks into opportunities for regional diversification.

KEYWORDS:

• regional capability
• evolutionary economic geography
• global production networks

JEL:

• F60
• R11

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Notes

1. GPN 2.0 (Yeung & Coe, 2015) is distinguished from GPN 1.0 by paying greater attention to causal factors driving global production networks in terms of competitive and risk environments.