Regional Economics

  1. Add to Wish List Foundations of the Knowledge Economy

    Foundations of the Knowledge Economy

    Edited by Knut Ingar Westeren
    This book presents new evidence concerning the influential role of context and institutions on the relations between knowledge, innovation, clusters and learning. From a truly international perspective, the expert contributors capture t...
    Hardback (March 2012)

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  2. Add to Wish List Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Second Tier Regions

    Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Second Tier Regions

    Heike Mayer
    Second tier high-tech regions are taking a different path than their well-known counterparts such as Silicon Valley or Route 128 around Boston. They may lack many prerequisites of growth such as a world-class research university or high ...
    Hardback (2012)

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  3. Add to Wish List The Geography of Creativity

    The Geography of Creativity

    Gunnar Törnqvist
    What is creativity and who exactly is creative? In this insightful and highly readable book, Gunnar Törnqvist attempts to answer these questions by arguing that geographical millieux are hotbeds for creativity and renewal – places where ...
    Hardback (February 2012)

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  4. Add to Wish List Academic Entrepreneurship in Asia

    Academic Entrepreneurship in Asia

    Edited by Poh Kam Wong
    This timely book examines the rising phenomenon of academic entrepreneurship and technology commercialization among leading universities in Asia, by presenting in-depth analysis of thirteen leading universities from nine Asian economies,...
    Hardback (2012)

    List price $177.00

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  5. Add to Wish List Industrial Clusters, Upgrading and Innovation in East Asia

    Industrial Clusters, Upgrading and Innovation in East Asia

    Edited by Akifumi Kuchiki, Masatsugu Tsuji
    This lucid and informative book analyzes the problem of clusters in transition through studies of agglomerations at different stages of development in various East Asian countries.
    Hardback (December 2011)

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  6. Add to Wish List Media Clusters

    Media Clusters

    Edited by Charlie Karlsson, Robert G. Picard
    This impressive new book uniquely focuses on the phenomenon of media clusters and is designed to inform policy makers, scholars, and media practitioners about the underlying challenges of media firm agglomerations, their potential, and t...
    Hardback (December 2011)

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  7. Add to Wish List Entrepreneurship, Growth and Economic Development

    Entrepreneurship, Growth and Economic Development

    Edited by Mário Raposo, David Smallbone, Károly Balaton, Lilla Hortoványi
    This timely book presents contemporary research on the key role of entrepreneurship in firm growth and development strategies. The contributors reveal that a high level of entrepreneurial activity contributes to economic growth, innovati...
    Hardback (December 2011)

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  8. Add to Wish List Spatial Scenarios in a Global Perspective

    Spatial Scenarios in a Global Perspective

    Edited by Roberto Camagni, Roberta Capello
    This up-to-date and insightful book presents post-crisis scenarios for European regions with new methodologies and tools to support quantitative assessment and foresight. The aim is to develop regional forecasting methodologies and tools...
    Hardback (November 2011)

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  9. Add to Wish List New Directions in Regional Economic Development

    New Directions in Regional Economic Development

    Edited by Sameeksha Desai, Peter Nijkamp, Roger R. Stough
    The introduction of endogenous growth theory has led to new interest in the role of the entrepreneur as an agent driving technical change at the local regional level. This book examines theoretical and methodological issues surrounding t...
    Hardback (September 2011)

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  10. Add to Wish List Regional Integration, Economic Development and Global Governance

    Regional Integration, Economic Development and Global Governance

    Edited by Ulrich Volz
    The contributors expertly provide a comparative perspective on regional integration in different regions of the world while at the same time analysing the various facets of integration, relating to trade, FDI, finance and monetary polici...
    Hardback (September 2011)

    List price $191.00

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  11. Add to Wish List Knowledge in the Development of Economies

    Knowledge in the Development of Economies

    Edited by Silvia Sacchetti, Roger Sugden
    This innovative book offers a critical perspective on the state of the current global economy, making sense of knowledge-related issues by critically assessing existing institutional choices, as well as pointing to new ways forward.
    Paperback (May 2011)

    List price $63.95

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    Hardback (November 2009)

    List price $171.00

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  12. Add to Wish List Transportation and Economic Development Challenges

    Transportation and Economic Development Challenges

    Edited by Kenneth Button, Aura Reggiani
    Recent years have seen considerable changes in the technology of transportation with the development of high-speed rail networks, more fuel-efficient automobiles and aircraft, and the widespread adoption of informatics in disciplines suc...
    Hardback (May 2011)

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