This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of current research on regional competition and co-operation. Developing … why do regions compete? How does competition between border regions operate? Which regions are successful and which … regions fail? What are the implications of regional competition in terms of resource allocation, the location of economic …

Why is competition between institutions usually viewed in a negative light, when competition is considered positive in …1. The concept of institutional competition / Rolf Höijer -- 2. A history of thought on institutional competition … / Roland Vaubel -- 3. Learning through institutional competition / Michael Wohlgemuth -- 4. Institutional competition …

Do political decentralisation and inter state competition favour innovation and growth? There has long been a lively …. The existing literature tends to assume that the beneficial effects of inter state competition have been confined to … decentralised rule or inter state competition. The same is true for Japan. If the Hume-Kant hypothesis is correct, it should also …

Competition law and policy is a topical and relevant field of research which has been analysed from both global and … scholars in economic development and in competition law. This encompasses the most up-to-date and rigorous methodologies of … the theoretical and political foundations of competition policies versus industrial policies and the raging debate between …