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Knowledge Spillovers and Knowledge Management
Edited by Charlie Karlsson, Per Flensburg, Sven-Åke Hörte
This book reveals the key importance, in terms of international competitiveness, of firms’ capability to adapt to, and develop, new technologies. At the same time, the authors argue that the sheer complexity of emerging technologies is s...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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On the Edge of the Global Economy
Edited by Jacques Poot
On the Edge of the Global Economy contends that despite growing global economic integration, some nations continue to be disadvantaged by remoteness, low connectivity, a small-scale economy and low population density. The book concludes ... -
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Innovation, Space and Economic Development
Peter Nijkamp
This collection brings together Peter Nijkamp’s work in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship, growth and spatial development. -
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The Evolutionary Analysis of Economic Policy
Edited by Pavel Pelikan, Gerhard Wegner
This important book analyses evolutionary approaches to economic policy. Its main purpose is to explore the policy implications of evolutionary economics, in particular of approaches inspired on the one hand by Schumpeter and revived by ... -
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Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Development
Edited by Henri L.F. de Groot, Peter Nijkamp, Roger R. Stough
In a shrinking and increasingly globalised world, it is vital for any entrepreneur to carefully select the location at which production or other economic activities will occur. This book provides a theoretical and empirical analysis of e...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The New American Regionalism
Heinz G. Preusse
This book provides a broad quantitative analysis of the new facets of regionalism in the Americas. In particular, major aspects of the New American Regionalism are discussed in terms of two basic notions: the genuine political character ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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EU Expansion to the East
Edited by Hilary Ingham, Mike Ingham
This highly topical book discusses the potential enlargement of the EU to embrace the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the enormous challenges, opportunities and threats this poses for parties on both sides. -
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Cooperation, Networks and Institutions in Regional Innovation Systems
Edited by Dirk Fornahl, Thomas Brenner
This book addresses the role of cooperation, networks and institutions in the context of regional innovation systems. It emphasises the importance of these factors in the emergence of local innovation systems, using detailed examples of ... -
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The Rise and Fall of Czech Capitalism
Martin Myant
This book offers a detailed, critical account of the economic transformation of the Czech Republic since 1989. It follows the development and implementation of a reform strategy based on ‘shock’ therapy and rapid privatisation, set again... -
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Innovation, Technology Policy and Regional Development
Edited by Tim Turpin, Xielin Liu, Sam Garrett-Jones, Peter Burns
This book is the result of a comparative investigation that contrasts micro-systems of innovation in several regions of China and Australia – two vastly different countries in terms of traditions, industry structures, political systems a...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Regional Policies and Comparative Advantage
Edited by Börje Johansson, Charlie Karlsson, Roger R. Stough
This book analyses the conception of economic development in modern regions, which has gone through a fundamental change since the early 1980s. Regions are today increasingly looked upon as independent market places that are connected vi...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Transportation Networks and the Optimal Location of Human Activities
Isabelle Thomas
The relationship between the shape of transportation networks and the optimal locations and allocations of human activities is examined in this unique volume.