Concept information
Preferred term
learning regions
Definition
- The concept of learning regions reflects the rapid economic development in places such as the “Third Italy” (that country's high-technology zone centered on Emilia-Romagna), which drew attention to the importance of cooperation between small- and medium-sized establishments (SMEs) in industrial districts and between firms and local authorities at the regional level in achieving international competitiveness. Theoretically, the idea reflects the view of post-Fordist societies as learning economies, where innovation is seen as a socially and territorially embedded, interactive learning process that cannot be understood independently of its institutional and cultural contexts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Learning Regions]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/learning_regions
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