This impressive new book uniquely focuses on the phenomenon of media clusters and is designed to inform policy makers, scholars, and media practitioners about the underlying challenges of media firm agglomerations, their potential, and their effects

Regional economic development has experienced considerable dynamism over recent years. Perhaps the most notable cases were the rise of China and India to emergent country status by the turn of the millennium. With time now for hindsight, this book identifies some of the key forces behind these...

The distinguished contributors advance the current research frontier in three novel directions which focus on: the role of human capital and talent for creativity, entrepreneurship and regional development; the role of institutions for the behaviour of firms and entrepreneurs; and the influence...

1. Introduction to unlocking regional innovation and entrepreneurship: The potential for increasing capacities / Iréne Bernhard, Urban Gråsjö and Charlie Karlsson -- 2. Activating and redirecting regional potentials through innovation and entrepreneurship: An explorative study of European...

Contents: 1. Introduction: Diversity, innovation and clusters - spatial perspectives / Irene Bernhard, Urban Gråsjö and Charlie Karlsson -- 2. A high-tech trajectory in a resource-rich economy: modern biotechnology in Norway / Terje Gronning -- 3. Tentative indices for regional economic...

Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction / Martin Andersson, Lina Bjerke and Charlie Karlsson -- Part I: Geography of structural change, employment and productivity -- 2. Exploring regional differences in the regional capacity to absorb displacements / Kristina Nyström and Ingrid Viklund Ros --...