Globalization affects regional economies in a broad spectrum of aspects, from labor market conditions and development … that characterize globalization. The chapters of this volume, written by an international cast of eminent regional … and understanding enormous changes underway in regional economies around the world. …

This book investigates dynamic regions in the context of greater global interaction in a world economy increasingly … patterns of world growth and development, competitiveness, inequalities, and convergence? What development strategies should be … promoted at national and international levels to promote a growing and more sustainable world economy? What are the …

After a description of the new forms of globalization currently shaping our world, and of their possible spatial … effects, the book highlights which European regions have in the past succeeded in taking advantage of globalization trends and … different assumptions of how globalization trends will develop, identifying the regional winners and losers for each scenario …