Recent economic transformations in the world economy are progressing in two divergent directions – international production fragmentation and industrial agglomeration. Based on extensive data analysis and using models of interdependencies between key economies, this book analyses innovation...

The economics of regional clusters, where business formation, technological innovation, and the emergence of a highly-skilled labor force converge, has become a popular topic. This fascinating book applies a variety of tools and models to analyze, in depth, the formation and growth of high-tech...

This book provides a balanced, empirically-based view of the 'Digital Economy,' and explores its regional and geographical import in areas where the Digital Economy meets more traditional patterns. More than just an interpretive analysis, this book utilizes empirical evidence in its assessment...

Regional Innovation and Cluster Policies in the New and Old Economy -- The Hungarian ICT Sector - A Comparative CEE Perspective with Special Emphasis on Structural Change -- Industrial Clusters: Concepts and Empirical Evidence from East-Central Europe -- Regional Clustering Tendencies of the...

Transition economies, such as the countries in Southeast Europe, face an expeditious institutional transition from a centrally planned to a market economy. The state withdraws from its monitoring function, which results in institutional voids that affect the economy in general and small and...

Theoretische Grundlagen -- Untersuchungsdesign und Methodik -- Gesamtwirtschaftliches Umfeld und Entwicklung des Wirtschaftsbereichs -- Standorte und Standortwahl -- Dynamische Entwicklung der rä urn lichen Cluster -- Räumliche Wirkung und Netzwerke bei ausgesuchten Standortfaktoren --...

This book focuses on East Asia, which has been attracting FDI and a centre of industrial agglomeration, and because of this, the production structure in the world has been dynamically transforming. This book analyzes this world trend and provides a framework for strategy that is required not...

Taking eleven countries in Europe, Canada, South Africa, America, Latin America and Australia, this book discusses recurring barriers to cluster development in the renewable energy sector. The authors look at the real-world dynamics and tensions between stakeholders on the ground, with a...

Konzeptionelle Grundlagen -- Forschungsdesign -- Koordinationsmechanismen des Wissenstransfers -- Wissensakkumulation durch Wissenstransfer -- Implikationen und Gestaltungsempfehlungen -- Fazit und Ausblick.

This book provides an introduction to operational research methods and their application in the agrifood and environmental sectors. It explains the need for multicriteria decision analysis and teaches users how to use recent advances in multicriteria and clustering classification techniques in...