Although the role of universities in the knowledge society is increasingly significant, there remains a severe lack of …

economy. This insightful book explains the dynamics of regions in a global economy and sheds light on the role of knowledge in … driving regional growth. The author examines the way in which regions grow by receiving knowledge from surrounding regions …. Using evolutionary theory, she advances the argument that knowledge spillovers operate locally. Computer-simulations analyse …

-- pt. IV. Business exits -- pt. V. Knowledge-based entrepreneurship -- pt. VI. Entrepreneurship and social inclusion …

difficult. This book attempts to provide a deeper understanding of the interaction between investment, knowledge spillovers and … empirical evidence regarding the spatial dimension of investment, entrepreneurship and knowledge spillovers, and features both …, innovation, economic growth, economic integration and regional development will find this book to be of great interest. It will …

taxonomy of the different types of innovation found in public sector services, and investigates the key features and drivers of …pt. 1. Issues in public sector innovation and entrepreneurship -- pt. 2. Case studies …

"Delivering a global perspective, Clusters in Times of Uncertainty follows the transformation of clusters in a world … from Japan and Europe to explore the opportunities and challenges that clusters present in our modern age. Experts from … Valley cluster in Japan, to Polish National Key Clusters, to collaborations between Asia, Europe, and Latin America …

Three years after the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, economic growth has resurfaced across the world …pt. 1. Heading to 2020 : a new world economic governance? -- pt. 2. Carving out a place for the EU …