The book brings together contributions by scholars from several countries and different “sister” disciplines (Economic Geography, Urban and Regional Economics, Innovation Studies) with different approaches to the same crucial issue: how geography, culture and institutions influence regional...

1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Frameworks: A Spatial Perspective on Innovation and the Genesis of Regional Growth -- 3 Geographical Accessibility and Human Capital Accumulation -- 4 The Role of Underlying Socio-Economic Conditions -- 5 Knowledge Flows and Their Spatial Extent -- 6 Innovation in...