Towards a theory of structural change

Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics, 2012

Structural change indicates essentially a qualitative transformation and evolution of the economic systems, usually marked by technological progress and organizational changes. Technological factors, knowledge, institutions are all elements that contribute to the process of structural change. Schumpeter (1912, 1939) has certainly been one of the most influential economists who analyzed and explained the process of development and at the same time took into consideration the mechanisms of transformation of the production system. This contribution focuses on the models of structural analysis, particularly on the methods and principles that such models adopt; in this context, structural change becomes the underlying dominant theme of the present work. The investigation of the models of structural analysis and of theories of structural changes carried out in this contribution has a double meaning. On the one hand, it allows to pick up several essential principles that characterize these models, on the other hand, it should allow us to examine some important methodological issues, such as different methods of decomposition of the productive systems, the problem of complexity and the strategies to reduce complexity (

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2020

The key aim of this paper is to look at the role of technology in the structural change theory and to do an analysis of the success and the failures of technology within the context of the structural change theory. The paper begins by giving an overview of the structural change theory focusing on the Lewis Theory of Development. The paper cites two case studies of the introduction of one technology or the other in an economy and how that has been sustainable or not.

This Paper examines and questions the validity of structure preservation in a society by looking at the prerequisite of social change in a society and why structural change is possible using the analysis of Talcott Parsons' theory of structuralism in comparison to other sociological theories that justify structure alteration, are just as valid as his, only different. Structural order is a core theoretical issue in the social vicinity, because of people's social trait and individuality.

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2018

authors are grateful to participants in the 'Structures and Transformations' conference at the Centro Linceo Interdisciplinare 'Beniamino Segre', National Lincei Academy, for stimulating discussion and comments. We also acknowledge with thanks the insightful comments and suggestions of two anonymous referees. The usual caveat applies. 4 '[c]e sont donc les proportions qui font toute la richesse' (Boisguillebert, 1843 [1707], p. 279).

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Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1975

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2008

The main aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive survey of the economic literature on structural change. Along with an insightful literature review of the seminal contributions in the field, we perform a quantitative analysis that takes into account all the theoretical and empirical articles on the subject that were published from 1969 onwards. This effort to gather the relevant documentation is based on a review of 910 abstracts from articles published in all the economic journals found in the Econlit database over the past forty years.

Empirical Economics, 1989

The typical "structural change" situation is -from the point of view of a statistician -as follows: To cope with a particular economic phenomenon a model is specified, and it is suspected that for different periods of time, or for different spatial regions, different sets of parameter values are needed in order to describe the reality adequately; the "change point" which separates these periods, or regions, is Unknown. Questions that arise in this context include: Is it necessary to assume that the parameters are changing? When, or where, does a change occur or -if it takes place over a certain period of time -what is its onset and duration? How much do parameters before and after the change differ? What type of model is appropriate in a particular situation (e.g., two-phase regression, stochastic parameter models)?

Ekonomika Preduzeca, 2012

Growth and structural change are strongly interrelated. Once we abandon the world of homothetic preferences, neutral productivity growth with no systematic sectoral effect, perfect mobility, and markets that adjust instantaneously, structural change emerges as a central feature of the process of development (Simon Kuznets, 1957)

Proactive Approach to Structural Change, 2013

The transnational and interregional project Proactive Approach to Structural Change (ENNE) studied regional preparation for sudden structural changes. The project is financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) via the Ministry of Employment and the Economy and the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment in Finland. In the course of the investigation and project implementation, a good practice was developed for the preparation across Europe, based on an innovative application of futures studies and the methods of collective learning within the context of regional development. These methods include e.g. the content analysis of futures stories and monitored discussions of futures workshops in social media. For the support of the methods typical of futures studies, the project developed a statistical measurement to provide a presentation on the sensitivity of regions for the negative impacts caused by a sudden structural change. Through the application of the good practice, the project identified the lock-in of regional collaboration as the primary future risk in the Lahti region. This lock-in has a significant impact on the possible realisation of other risks identified. Renewing the leadership of regional collaboration is assumed to be a key factor in preventing the realisation of the risk, which will allow the redirection of regional development and collaboration to adopt necessary measures as regards the economic, employment, education and innovation policies – jointly approved, planned, implemented and strategically justified measures to prevent the realisation of crucial risks and decrease the sensitivity of regions for the negative impacts of sudden structural changes.