This book offers cross-national evidence of the effectiveness of financial and physical incentives for regional development. It challenges the traditional wisdom that competition is harmful for regional development or can be zero-sum. It answers questions such as: What are the effects of tax...

Die Rolle des Unternehmers bei der Internationalisierung von KMU -- Das Konstrukt der psychischen Distanz -- Psychische Distanz als intervenierende Variable der Bereitschaft des Unternehmers zur grenzüberschreitenden Kooperation -- Der qualitative Forschungsprozess -- Empirische Ergebnisse --...

Qualitätsmessung als Herausforderung für das Management von Dienstleistungscentern -- Konzeptionelle Fundierung der Qualität eines Dienstleistungscenters -- Entwicklung eines Modells zur Erfassung der qualität in Dienstleistungscentern -- Empirische Konzeptionalisierung der Konstrukte des...

This book discusses history of mental construction of the boundary between India and Bangladesh. It investigates how and when a boundary was constructed between the people, and discusses how the mental construction preceded the physical construction. It also examines the perils faced by those...

Cluster und regionale Netzwerke in Deutschland, Frankreich und der Schweiz -- Management der Initiativen und Umsetzung von Qualitätsstandards -- Umfassende Bestandsaufnahme der Ansprechpersonen in der Trinationalen Metropolregion Oberrhein.

A group of internationally recognised experts examine the recent trends of cross-border movements of people, goods and economic activity at fifteen major borders in the Greater Mekong Sub-region with the aim of predicting the long terms future for this region.

Decentralisation is changing the face of South East Europe. This book provides practical analysis of the devolutionary measures reshaping post-Communist economies. Using case studies from Croatia, the former Yugoslavia, Albania and more, this collection offers valuable insights into political...

Batley and Larbi examine how governments of developing countries are organized to deliver public services. The book is based on comparative international studies of four service sectors: Health care, urban water, business promotion and agricultural marketing. Governments everywhere are being...

A comparative analysis of the process of public sector transition from central planning to market democracy. It is the story of the difficulties and complexities of moving to a system of greater autonomy for the subnational governments of the Czech and Slovak Republics, including the future of...