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The challenge of local government size : theoretical perspectives, international experience and policy reform
Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge (contributor);  … - 2013
In the efficient delivery of local public services, size matters. Many countries around the world have vertical government structures that are perceived as inefficient because of their high levels of jurisdictional fragmentation. This timely volume examines the different strategies used to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851765
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A modern guide to sports economics
Koning, Ruud Hans (ed.); Kesenne, Stefan (ed.) - 2021
"This timely Modern Guide offers critical insights into developments in both professional and recreational sports through the lens of the economic forces that determine them. It explores the benefits of the relationship between sports and economics, highlighting ways that economic research can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012665634
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Science evaluation and status creation : exploring the European research council's authority
Edlund, Peter - 2020
. Tensions and Struggles in Europe-Level Science -- 4. Creating Acceptance for European Research Council Evaluations -- 5. The … benefit from its account of the historic development of the ERC and the consequences of its funding across Europe"-- …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012416728
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Entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development
Smallbone, David (contributor); Virtanen, Markku (contributor) - 2016
development -- 4. Entrepreneurship and industrial policy in Ireland / Colm O'Gorman and Declan Curran -- 5. Towards Europe: the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419809
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Academic spin-offs and technology transfer in Europe : best practices and breakthrough models
De Cleyn, Sven H. (contributor); Festel, Gunter (contributor) - 2016
Introduction: what is the current state of knowledge transfer at research institutions in Europe, what are the main … perspective on academic spin-offs and technology transfer -- 12. What Europe still has to learn from the US in academic innovation … / Hervé Lebret -- Part V conclusion -- 13. Academic spin-offs and technology transfer in Europe - concluding insights and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419818
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The financialization response to economic disequilibria : European and Latin American experiences
Levy Orlik, Noemí (contributor);  … - 2016
Levy and Etelberto Ortiz -- Part I -- Structural desequilibria in Europe: what to do -- 1. A structural and monetary …Europe and Latin America's social and economic stagnation is a direct result of the unresolved phenomena of the … countries in Europe and Latin America, and to boost a new cycle of economic growth and development. This critical discussion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419872
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Foreign direct investment in Europe : a changing landscape
Liebscher, Klaus (contributor) - 2007
countries in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. The book cuts through the existing data fog by offering a wide range of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419984
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Academic entrepreneurship in Europe
Wright, Mike (contributor) - 2007
Introduction -- Public policies to foster academic spin-offs -- Types of spin-offs -- Processes at the institutional level : incubation models -- Processes at the firm level : phases and models of development -- Entrepreneurial teams in spin-offs -- Financial constraints and access to finance --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419991
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Universities and strategic knowledge creation : specialization and performance in Europe
Bonaccorsi, Andrea (contributor); Daraio, Cinzia (contributor) - 2007
Although the role of universities in the knowledge society is increasingly significant, there remains a severe lack of systematic quantitative evidence at the micro-level, with virtually all policy discussion based on country level statistics or case studies. This book redresses the balance by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420025
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Incentives, regulations and plans : the role of states and nation-states in smart growth planning
Knaap, Gerrit-Jan (contributor) - 2007
This unique book allows readers to compare analyses of how North American states and European nation-states use incentives, regulations or plans to approach a core set of universal land use issues such as: containing sprawl, mixed use development, transit oriented development, affordable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420036