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Inclusive innovation in cities: from buzzword to policy

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‘Inclusive innovation’ has become an increasingly important subnational policy agenda. This paper reviews this agenda, critiques its current usage and presents a new framework for how the concept can be applied by city government. Efforts to shape the direction, improve participation in and share the benefits of innovation should be an important part of place-based innovation policy. Yet, inclusive innovation strategies face three related problems: neophilia, a tendency for technological fixes and the lack of local powers. The paper concludes with a framework for how the concept could be used by policymakers to link innovation with better distributional outcomes.

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  • Neil Lee, 2025. "Inclusive innovation in cities: from buzzword to policy," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(1), pages 2168637-216, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:59:y:2025:i:1:p:2168637
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2023.2168637
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    1. Steven Deller, 2025. "Are We at an Inflection Point in Community Economic Development? The 4th Wave," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 39(4), pages 215-231, November.

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    JEL classification:

    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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