World population and the number of city dwellers are steadily growing. Globalization and digitalization lead to an increased competition for skilled and creative labor and other economic resources. This is true not only for firms, but increasingly also for cities. The book elaborates on...

‘This book is a timely effort to rethink Africa’s economic narrative. For nearly two decades Africa’s popular storyline was represented by the “Africa Rising” meme built on the commodity boom and rise of China as Africa’s leading trading partner. It was simple, catchy and...

1 The Regional Dimension of Globalization: Past Trends and Future Scenarios -- Part A: National and Regional Globalization Processes -- 2 The EU in the Global Economy -- 3 Globalization and the Reshaping of Regional Economies: Favoured Territories -- Part B: Globalization and Regional Economic...

Entrepreneurial Competition and Industrial Location explores the notion of entrepreneurial competition from its theoretical foundations in early Austrian and contemporary evolutionary economics. Focusing on the structural development of the intangible factors of production such as labour skills,...

Die Kreuzfahrtbranche boomt: Die Häfen verzeichnen seit Jahren eine stetige Zunahme an Anläufen und Passagieren. Kreuzfahrten sind nicht mehr nur Nebengeschäft, sondern haben mittlerweile für zahlreiche Häfen eine hohe wirtschaftliche Bedeutung erlangt. Es wird massiv für mehr Anläufe...

This book highlights the key issues, opportunities and challenges facing African firms, industries, cities and nations in their quest to compete successfully in the global economy. Exploring a topic which has grown in importance as Africa faces a period of subdued economic development, this...