1. Entrepreneurial knowledge, technology and the transformation of regions : an introduction / Charlie Karlsson and Urban Grasjo -- 2. The global entrepreneurship and development index across stages of development / Zoltan J. Acs -- 3. Startups and their effects on local development : the case...

1 Cities and manufacturing : setting the scene -- 2. Manufacturing and urban development : a frame of analysis -- 3. Dortmund : metal-electro sector -- 4. Eindhoven : automotive industry -- 5. Munich : automotive industry -- 6. Ostrava : automotive industry -- 7. Paris : automotive industry --...

The study of universities' role in regional engagement has traditionally been focusing on exceptional cases. This book presents a reconceptualization which embraces its underlying complexity and proposes a roadmap for a renewed research agenda. Starting from the grassroots level of universities'...