This handbook brings together a group of leading scholars, thinkers, policy makers, and business leaders to identify, articulate, and analyse what influences and shapes local competitiveness and what places can do to enhance their economic performance.

Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- David B. Audretsch, Albert N. Link and Mary Lindenstein Walshok -- PART I: THE CONCEPT OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS -- 2. The Strategic Management of Place -- David B. Audretsch -- 3. Talent , Cities, and Competitiveness -- Richard Florida and...

Contents: 1. Technology and innovation policy: Setting the stage -- 2. Technology policies to enhance private-sector r&d -- 3. The effectiveness of technology policy -- 4. Unanticipated consequences of technology policy -- 5. The technology policy environment -- 6. Technology policies to...