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Ordinary Cities, Extraordinary Geographies
Edited by John R. Bryson, Ronald V. Kalafsky, Vida Vanchan
This insightful book explores smaller towns and cities, places in which the majority of people live, highlighting that these more ordinary places have extraordinary geographies. It focuses on the development of an alternative approach to...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Unlocking Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Edited by Iréne Bernhard, Urban Gråsjö, Charlie Karlsson
Illuminating and timely, this book explores several theoretical and empirical issues related to the potential for increasing capacities for innovation, knowledge and entrepreneurship. It highlights the current academic and political cons...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Upgrading the Global Garment Industry
Edited by Mohammad B. Rana, Matthew M.C. Allen
This timely book focuses on the upgrading of firms within the global garment industry, examining how garment manufacturers and retailers in different countries internationalize, develop their capabilities and enhance their sustainability...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Globalization of Regional Clusters
Edited by Dirk Fornahl, Nils Grashof
Addressing the role of regional clusters in the context of ongoing globalization, this timely book investigates the two seemingly competing trends of globalization and localization from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives. Int...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The City and Quality of Life
Peter K. Kresl
This unique and insightful work examines the importance of ‘quality of life’ for the city which has become a key component of urban competitiveness over the past 30 years. It argues that having a high or low ‘quality of life’ will have i...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Networks, SMEs, and the University
Andrew Johnston, Robert Huggins
Exploring the process of university collaboration from the perspective of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), this book offers an in-depth examination of the collaboration process, dispelling the myth of the disengagement of thes...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Productivity and the Pandemic
Edited by Philip McCann, Tim Vorley
This forward-thinking book examines the potential impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on productivity. Productivity and the Pandemic features 21 chapters authored by 46 experts, examining different aspects of how the pandemic is likely to i...eBook:Find out more$38.36
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Innovative Capabilities and the Globalization of Chinese Firms
Edited by Maureen McKelvey, Jun Jin
This book explains how Chinese firms are increasingly developing innovative capabilities and engaging in globalization. It focuses on knowledge-intensive and innovative entrepreneurial firms and multinationals, which already are – or are...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Towards a Competitive, Sustainable Modern City
Edited by Peter K. Kresl
This original book examines the experiences cities and urban areas have had with two principal concerns that confront them today: sustainability and competitiveness. Featuring a wide-ranging set of contributions from top researchers, thi...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Debt and Austerity
Edited by Jodi Gardner, Mia Gray, Katharina Moser
This book explores the complex interactions between debt and austerity, analysing the social, economic, and legal implications of governments’ responses to the 2008 financial crisis.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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A Research Agenda for Regeneration Economies
Edited by John R. Bryson, Lauren Andres, Rachel Mulhall
This Research Agenda provides both a state-of-the-art review of existing research on city-regions, and expands on new research approaches. Expert contributors from across the globe explore key areas for reading city-regions, including: t...eBook:Find out more$35.96
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Diversity, Innovation and Clusters
Edited by Iréne Bernhard, Urban Gråsjö, Charlie Karlsson
Increased emphasis on the links between regional diversity and regional knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship highlights the need for a focus on the spatial aspects of these multifaceted, dynamic relationships in order to improve ou...eBook:Find out more$40.00