Towards studying the developmental consequences of regional industrial path development
这篇导论指出，区域产业路径发展（RIPD）对区域的经济、社会和生态影响尚不明确，现有研究很少关注这些后果，并提出了未来研究如何将RIPD动态与其更广泛的发展结果联系起来的方向和开放问题。
A major reason for the great interest in regional industrial path development (RIPD) is the associated hopes for positive regional development outcomes. However, up to now we know surprisingly little about the often mixed economic, social and ecological effects of RIPD for regions. Existing studies on RIPD tend not to link to these outcomes. This special collection aims to improve our understanding of the conditions under which RIPD contributes to determining what kind of regional development, and for whom. This introductory paper provides impulses how future research can link RIPD dynamics to its broader developmental outcomes and poses urgent open questions.