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Papers by Ron Martin

Option 4: Culture, history, space and place DR M. D. BILLINGE (One hour) DR R. M. SMITH (Two hour... more Option 4: Culture, history, space and place DR M. D. BILLINGE (One hour) DR R. M. SMITH (Two hours) Research Methods The course provided by the Joint Schools Social Science Research Methods Course Research Training DR W. M. ADAMS (Two hours) PROF. R. J. BENNETT DR M. BITHEL (Two hours) DR G. KEARNS (One hour) MS JANE ROBINSON (Two hours) PROF. K. S. RICHARDS (One hour) MR P. STICKLER (One hour) Dissertation Supervised by individual staff members

Progress in Human Geography, 2002

In the 1980s and 1990s, poverty and inequality in Britain increased, yet the discipline of (human... more In the 1980s and 1990s, poverty and inequality in Britain increased, yet the discipline of (human) geography was apparently disinterested. This paper poses the question as to why part of the discipline turned its back on public policy and particularly issues of poverty and inequality. The aim of the paper is to encourage students and advocates of geography to think a little about what they are involved in (and to think about the role of academia more generally). Recent publications in a number of geography journals have revealed much angst among prominent geographers concerning the state of human geography and, in particular, its links to contemporary policy debate. However, while geographers discuss the debate, we argue that they are not a significant part of it. We take a critical turn and look at the debate that two geographers-Ron Martin and Doreen Massey-have raised within the light of wider debates on public policy, politics, quantification, academia and the policy agenda. We conclude that for many reasons there is unlikely to be a large shift towards policy-orientated research within human geography.

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2013

As late as mid-2007, to most observers, the global economic scene looked rosy. It seemed as thoug... more As late as mid-2007, to most observers, the global economic scene looked rosy. It seemed as though the laws of economics had changed: the advanced economies had rid themselves of inflation, the business cycle had been expunged and stable growth firmly established. Such was the conviction that a new economic era had arrived that in 2003 the Governor of the Bank of England described the previous decade as being NICE-a period of 'non-inflationary consistent expansion' (King, 2003). And in March 2007, Gordon Brown, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer confidently announced that ''my report to the country is of rising employment and rising investment, continuing low inflation, and low interest and mortgage rates. built on the foundation of the longest period of economic stability and sustained growth in our country's history'' (Brown, 2007). There was an optimistic assessment that the new economic order was being driven by new technology and new 'creative classes', supported by policies of financial prudence by states. Certainly, in terms of steadily rising levels of gross domestic product (GDP), especially in the USA and UK (see Figure 1), there appeared to be strong grounds for such optimism.

The notion of 'resilience' has recently risen to prominence in several disciplines, and has also ... more The notion of 'resilience' has recently risen to prominence in several disciplines, and has also entered policy discourse. Yet the meaning and relevance of the concept are far from settled matters. This paper develops the idea of resilience and examines its usefulness as an aid to understanding the reaction of regional economies to major recessionary shocks. But in so doing, it is also argued that the notion of resilience can usefully be combined with that of hysteresis in order to more fully capture the possible reactions of regional economies to major recessions. These ideas are then used as the basis for a preliminary empirical analysis of the UK regions.

Regional Studies, 1993

The period since 1979 has been a critical one in the history of British regional policy. Since th... more The period since 1979 has been a critical one in the history of British regional policy. Since the Conservatives were returned to office in 1979, the old postwar traditional regional policy package has been substantially revised and rationalized. Industrial development ...

European Planning Studies, 2011

... spillovers: the role of inventors' mobility across firms and in space 353 Stefano Br... more ... spillovers: the role of inventors' mobility across firms and in space 353 Stefano Breschi, Camilla Lenzi, Francesco Lissoni and Andrea Vezzulli 17 Growth, development and structural change of innovator networks: the case of Jena 370 Uwe Cantner and Holger Graf PART 4 ...

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Industrial change is a two-sided process: it both creates new plants, production methods and jobs... more Industrial change is a two-sided process: it both creates new plants, production methods and jobs and displaces others at present in operation. But the two sides of this process rarely coincide in time or space, and in Britain over the past fifteen years or so the develop-ment path of ...

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Abstract Two aspects of New Economic Geography models are often singled out for criticism, especi... more Abstract Two aspects of New Economic Geography models are often singled out for criticism, especially by geographers: the treatment of geography, typically as a pre-given, fixed and highly idealized abstract geometric space; and the treatment of history, typically ...

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Although the literature on the evolution of industrial clusters is not vast, a preferred approach... more Although the literature on the evolution of industrial clusters is not vast, a preferred approach has already become evident, based around the idea of a cluster 'life-cycle'. This approach has several limitations. In this paper we explore a different conception of cluster evolution drawing on the 'adaptive cycle' model that has been developed in evolutionary ecology. Using this model, cluster evolution is viewed as an adaptive process with different possible outcomes based on episodic interactions of nested systems. Though not without limitations, this approach offers greater scope as a framework for shaping the research agenda into the evolution of clusters.

Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society, 2013

... They argue that clusters decline largely through cognitive isomorphism and the imitation of c... more ... They argue that clusters decline largely through cognitive isomorphism and the imitation of close ... developed to describe the evolutionary dynamics of ecological systems, but has ... to account for the dual and seemingly contradictory characteristics of all complex systems: stability ...