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Economic resilience of regions under crises : A study of the Australian economy

- Courvisanos, Jerry, Jain, Ameeta, Mardaneh, Karim

  • Authors: Courvisanos, Jerry , Jain, Ameeta , Mardaneh, Karim
  • Date: 2016
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Regional Studies Vol. 50, no. 4 (2016), p. 629-643
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  • Description: Economic resilience of regions under crises: a study of the Australian economy, Regional Studies. Identifying patterns of economic resilience in regions by industry categories is the focus of this paper. Patterns emerge from adaptive capacity in four distinct functional groups of local government regions in Australia, in respect of their resilience from shocks on specific industries. A model of regional adaptive cycles around four sequential phases - reorganization, exploitation, conservation and release - is adopted as the framework for recognizing such patterns. A data-mining method utilizes a k-means algorithm to evaluate the impact of two major shocks - a 13-year drought and the Global Financial Crisis - on four functional groups of regions, using census data from 2001, 2006 and 2011. © 2015 Regional Studies Association.

Localisation of the sustainable development goals in an emerging nation

- Jain, Ameeta, Courvisanos, Jerry, Subramaniam, Nava

  • Authors: Jain, Ameeta , Courvisanos, Jerry , Subramaniam, Nava
  • Date: 2021
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Public Administration and Development Vol. 41, no. 5 (2021), p. 231-243
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  • Description: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), agreed to by all member countries of the United Nations, require urgent action on the world's most pressing problems. Success requires bottom-up participation of local stakeholders. This case study of Timor-Leste—a fledgling, fossil fuel-supported economy—maps the awareness and commitment of grassroots stakeholders to the SDGs and the roadblocks to localisation. Guiding this paper is Habermas’ view of societal evolution and communicative action, which aids analysing the socio-political and structural dynamics affecting SDGs localisation in a developing nation. This study reveals stakeholder inability to articulate a clear vision for the SDGs, lack of human capital and funds, a weak public-administrative system, strong socio-political nuances, and poor governance infrastructure to support multi-stakeholder relationships. This paper provides insights for developing a more nuanced and robust public intervention to support local stakeholders that will enable knowledge, cultural and communication transformations required for successful SDGs localisation. © 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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