On the relationship between cultural and economic aspects of regional development

Some evidence from Germany and Britain

authored by

R. Danielzyk, G. Wood

Abstract

This paper takes up the discussion on the relationship between culture and economic development and places it in the context of one British and several German case studies whose main interest it was to demonstrate the importance of cultural aspects (in the widest sense) for understanding regional development in general and the development of the study areas in particular. Despite the growing interest in the issue during the recent past in various academic disciplines there is as yet no consistent theoretical approach to it. This paper does not venture to fill that gap, but it addresses some of the open questions by looking into the case studies. The lessons learned are mainly two-fold. Firstly, the findings emphasize the general importance of the socio-cultural dimension for understanding regional development. Secondly, not least because of the empirical slant of the studies a closer link between the different theoretical approaches would seem very desirable.

External Organisation(s)

University of Duisburg-Essen

Type

Article

Journal

European planning studies

Volume

9

Pages

69-83

No. of pages

15

ISSN

0965-4313

Publication date

2001

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geography, Planning and Development

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1080/09654310123666 (Access: Unknown)