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Innovation, agglomeration and regional competition
Johansson, Börje (contributor);  … - 2009
This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of current research on regional competition and co-operation. Developing our current understanding of the new role of regions and their behaviour, this book addresses questions such as: How and why do regions compete? How does competition between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851090
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Public private partnerships : the worldwide revolution in infrastructure provision and project finance
Grimsey, Darrin - 2004
, provided by private enterprises constructing and managing public infrastructure facilities in partnership with government …1. The nature of partnerships -- 2. The revolution in infrastructure -- 3. The origins of partnerships -- 4 …. Partnerships and conventional procurement of infrastructure -- 5. The structure of partnership agreements -- 6. Issues in public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851967
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The learning region : foundations, state of the art, future
Rutten, Roel (contributor); Boekema, Frans (contributor) - 2007
The aim of this book is to present a much-needed conceptualization of 'the learning region'. The editors scrutinize key concepts and issues surrounding this phenomenon, which are then discussed in the context of recent literature. This unique conceptualization of the learning region presents a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419966
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Regional knowledge economies : markets, clusters and innovation
Cooke, Philip - 2007
Introduction : aims of the book -- The emergent knowledge economy : concepts and evidence -- Knowledge-based sectors : key drivers of innovation and models of knowledge exchange -- Local clusters and global networks -- Varieties of business system and innovation -- Introduction to key research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420045
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Regional economies as knowledge laboratories
Piccaluga, Andrea (contributor);  … - 2004
Today, the study of regions is central to academic analysis and policy deliberation on how to respond to the rise of the knowledge economy. Regional Economies as Knowledge Laboratories illustrates how newer types of regional analysis--utilising scientometrics, knowledge services measures and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850693
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Handbook of research on innovation and clusters : cases and policies
Karlsson, Charlie (contributor) - 2008
The role of innovations and clusters has increasingly dominated local and regional development policies in recent decades. This authoritative and accessible Handbook considers important aspects of high-tech clusters, analyses insightful cluster case studies, and provides a number of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851818
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The dynamics of innovation clusters : a study of the food industry
Lagnevik, Magnus (ed.); Sjöholm, Ingegerd (ed.);  … - 2003
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473762
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Economic growth : new directions in theory and policy
Arestis, Philip (contributor);  … - 2007
-Cambridge controversies in capital theory for econometric practice /G.C. Harcourt --Foreign direct investment and productivity spillovers : a … distribution of manufacturing productivity in the EU regions /Bernand Fingleton and Enrique López-Bazo --The role of wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420046
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The future of economic growth : as new becomes old
Boyer, Robert - 2004
In this book, Robert Boyer follows the origins, course and collapse of the "new economy" and proposes a new interpretation of US dynamism during the 1990s. He argues that the diffusion of information and communication technologies is only part of a story that also requires understanding of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851599
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Growth, unemployment, and deindustrialization
Groot, Henri L. F. de - 2000
dual labour market * the relative stagnancy of Europe versus the USA in terms of productivity levels and unemployment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473896