This Handbook provides a collection of high quality contributions on the state of the art in current debates around the concept of regional economic resilience.

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Providing a coherent and clear narrative, Creating Resilient Economies offers a theoretical analysis of resilience and provides guidance to policymakers with re

The first fifteen years of the 21st century have thrown into sharp relief the challenges of growth, equity, stability, and sustainability facing the world econo

The term “resilience” originated in environmental studies and describes one’s biological capacity to adapt and thrive under adverse environmental conditio