This week’s topics
Regional Development and Social Stability
- Industrial clusters and agglomeration
- Addressing rural-urban economic divides
- Social entrepreneurship and community resilience
- Balanced regional enterprise policy
- Industrial policy: theory
- Module 2 | Erik Clemons on Building Trust & Bridging Divides – Social Entrepreneurship Interview
- Industrial policy: evidence
What you will be able to do
- 4.3 Analyse the social stability and balanced regional development of industries in entrepreneurship and development in business.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the social stability and balanced regional development of industries in entrepreneurship and development in business.
Study materials
Videos
- Industrial policy: theory · YouTube · Marginal Revolution University · 7 min · for registered students
- Module 2 | Erik Clemons on Building Trust & Bridging Divides – Social Entrepreneurship Interview · YouTube · YaleCourses · 13 min · for registered students
- Industrial policy: evidence · YouTube · Marginal Revolution University · 7 min · for registered students
- What are Global Value Chains and why they matter for economic & regional development | LSE Research · YouTube · LSE · 4 min · for registered students
- Regional, Industrial and Infrastructure Policies - Jagjit Chadha · YouTube · Gresham College · 52 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Entrepreneurship, ch. 3: The Ethical and Social Responsibilities of Entrepreneurs · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 99–142 · for registered students
- ITU Facts and Figures 2025: digital divides · PDF · Other, report; pp. 3–8 · for registered students
- European Pillar of Social Rights – booklet (20 principles) · PDF · Eu, framework; 24 pages · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
