This book provides an in-depth analysis of the processes of innovation found in industrial clusters. The authors focus particularly on the characteristics of innovation clusters and their operation in the food industry. This is revealed through novel case studies, detailed research on the...

Die Wirtschaft West-Berlins wächst nach Jahrzehnten der Teilung mit dem Ostteil der Stadt und dem Umland zusammen. Diese Entwicklung wird mit finanziellen Hilfen für die Unternehmen unterstützt. An der Förderung beteiligt sich auch die Europäische Union. Die Fördermaßnahmen sind für...

Die Kommunen sehen sich in einer globalisierten Welt einem härter gewordenen Wettbewerb um ansiedlungswillige Unternehmen ausgesetzt. Sie fragen sich, was den Unternehmen geboten werden muss, um sie für einen bestimmten Ort zu interessieren. Moderne Industrie- und Dienstleistungsbetriebe sind...

This handbook brings together a group of leading scholars, thinkers, policy makers, and business leaders to identify, articulate, and analyse what influences and shapes local competitiveness and what places can do to enhance their economic performance.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Evolving Insight of Localization Theories into Cluster Existence -- Chapter 3. Theory of Clusters -- Chapter 4. Innovation and Innovation Partnership -- Chapter 5. Dynamic Development of Companies in an Industry Cluster -- Chapter 6. Conceptual and...

"This timely Handbook addresses one of the most pertinent questions of the 21st century: why are some regions more economically resilient than others? Contributors provide a state-of-the-art collection on the meaning of resilience when applied to regional economies, offering a range of...

This book explores statistical models in regional specialization, presenting a brand new measure. It begins by reviewing existing indicators and models of regional specialization before outlining a newly created, spatially embedded model of specialization based on the spatial distribution of...

This book explains the relationships between equality and efficiency, as well as between government and market, in urban-rural and regional development by providing theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence. Urban-rural development in China is understood from a regional perspective, while...