The Oxford handbook of local competitiveness

Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- David B. Audretsch, Albert N. Link and Mary Lindenstein Walshok -- PART I: THE CONCEPT OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS -- 2. The Strategic Management of Place -- David B. Audretsch -- 3. Talent , Cities, and Competitiveness -- Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander -- 4. Enabling Entrepreneurial Ecosystems -- Philip E. Auerswald -- 5. Construction of the Cluster Commons -- Orjan Solvell -- 6. Alfred Marshall, Alive and Well? The Rise and Evolution of Innovative Manufacturing Clusters in a Globalizing Economy -- Dan Breznitz and Guilio Buciuni -- 7. Something New: Where Do New Industries Come From? -- Maryann P. Feldman and Sam M. Tavassoli -- PART II: CRITICAL DRIVERS OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS -- 8. Local Competitiveness Fostered through Local Institutions for Entrepreneurship -- Martin Andersson and Magnus Henrekson -- 9. The National Resource Curse in the Arab Gult: Rapid Change and Local Culture -- Thomas Andersson -- 10. The Role of Universities for Local and Regional Competitiveness -- Erik E. Lehmann -- 11. The Grand Challenge Model of R&D -- Christopher S. Hayter -- 12. Commercialization or Engagement: Which Is of More Significance for Regional Economies? -- Martin Kenney -- 13. Philanthropy, Competition, and Local Competitiveness: A Schumpeterian Conundrum -- Zoltan J. Acs -- 14. Local Policies for High-Growth Firms -- Erik Stam and Niels Bosma -- 15. Innovation Brokers -- Doug Henton and Jessie Oettinger -- 16. Swimming Upstream: Why Regional Economic Development Depends on National Economic Competitiveness -- Robert D. Atkinson -- PART III: COMPETITIVENESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL -- 17. Competitive Advantages from University Research Parks -- Albert N. Link -- 18. The Co-Creation of Locally Useful Knowledge by Business Schools -- Simon Mosey, Paul Kirkham, and Martin Binks -- 19. Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development: The Relevance of Shaping Inter-temporal Local Intangible Conditions -- José L. Gonzalez-Pe