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 …

Growth Without Equity? Equality, Interests, and Competition in Mexico, Washington, D.C.: Palgrave Macmillan/World Bank, pp …', European Economic Review. -- Dutz, M. and A. Hayri (2000), 'Does More Intense Competition Lead to Higher Growth?', World Bank … Policy Research Working Paper 2320, World Bank Mimeo. -- Dutz, M. and M. Vagliasindi (2000), 'Competition Policy …

pt. 1. The structure of financial markets and the role of regulation -- pt. 2. Bank capital adequacy regulation and its … effect on bank behaviour -- pt. 3. European financial regulation and crisis management -- pt. 4. Central clearing of …