1. Introduction -- 2. Knowledge-based development of cities -- 3. Governance and influence networks -- 4. The basic features of place leadership -- 5. Power and leadership -- 6. Generative leadership as a relay in time -- 7. Generative strategy -- 8. Did we learn something? Generative...

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1. Setting the stage -- 2. An action framework for rural municipalities -- 3. An agenda for cross-border know-how exchange -- 4. The evaluation of the transferability of the proposed agenda -- 5. Conclusion.