New Issue: Regional Science Policy & Practice New issue available on ScienceDirect Regional Science Policy & Practice Volume 17, Issue 8 , August 2025 Articles When the past becomes the future: The challenges of policies in ‘Left Behind’ places in East Germany – A case study from the Gera region Article Number 100195 Tobias Johannes Hertrich, Thomas Brenner Spatial equity in public rental housing based on commuting accessibility Article Number 100196 Seongman Jang, Hyungwon Park Untangling the skein: The impact of FinTech on social and financial performance in microfinance institutions Article Number 100208 Imen Khanchel, Naima Lassoued, Cyrine Khiari Determinants of subcentral public debt: Evidence from cantons in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Article Number 100201 Amina Moćević, Lejla Lazović-Pita New proximities during and after the Covid 19 pandemic Article Number 100199 André Torre Informal workers in the rural sector in Colombia: Living conditions and social security Article Number 100200 Oscar Espinosa, Valeria Bejarano, Martha-Liliana Arias, Jorge-Iván González An analysis of factors affecting farmers’ capacity building for sustainable rural and agricultural development in Bangladesh Article Number 100202 Md. Masud Rana, Lily Kiminami, Shinichi Furuzawa Book Review Industry 4.0 and the Future of Work – Global Production Networks, Global Disassembly Networks, and the Circular Economy Article Number 100204 Eva Kiss Read the full issue on ScienceDirect