German economic history in the industrial age has classically formed an important basis for the study of economic growth and industrialisation more generally. This book aims to introduce English-language readers to modern German economic history based on a selection of work by one of Germany's...

This book brings together leading experts to assess how and whether the Nazis were successful in fostering collaboration to secure the resources they required during World War II. These studies of the occupation regimes in Norway and Western Europe reveal that the Nazis developed highly...

Die allgemeinen Rahmenbedingungen der Immobilien-Projektentwicklung im Veranstaltungsmanagement und ihre nachhaltigen stadtwirtschaftlichen Effekte -- Grundlegende Aspekte zur Immobilien- Projektentwicklung -- Wesentliche Aspekte zum Veranstaltungsmanagement -- Bedeutung und Umfeld nachhaltiger...

Einführung -- Die Genese der Metropolregion in Deutschland, Empirie -- Die theoretisch – konzeptionelle Fundierung der Metropolregion – aktueller Stand der Forschung -- Erweiterung der Funktionentheorie der Metropolregion: Das Indikatorenmodell (Phänomene der Metropolregion) --...

This book describes various methods of analysis for ascertaining the effects of agglomeration economies, which are important for formulating regional economic policies. Specifically, it describes new analytical approaches using productivity and productive efficiency analyses as methods for...

This book explores statistical models in regional specialization, presenting a brand new measure. It begins by reviewing existing indicators and models of regional specialization before outlining a newly created, spatially embedded model of specialization based on the spatial distribution of...

The book spans a scientific research program elegantly developed by Roberto Camagni, an eminent regional scientist, who has offered ground-breaking ideas in regional and urban economics throughout his academic career. In addition to bringing together a selection of Professor Camagni’s most...

The world has still to emerge fully from the housing-triggered Global Financial Crisis, but housing crises are not new. The history of housing shows long-run social progress, littered with major disasters; nevertheless the progress is often forgotten, whilst the difficulties hit the headlines....

‘Jérôme gives us cues about what future research should address - first, why successful and wealthy clusters can also be places of poverty, social exclusion and rising inequality, and second, what policies are best to prevent this from happening.’ -Elisa Giuliani, University of Pisa, Italy...

This book explains the relationships between equality and efficiency, as well as between government and market, in urban-rural and regional development by providing theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence. Urban-rural development in China is understood from a regional perspective, while...