economic performance. The starting point is a scoping study by Cambridge Econometrics and Sustainable Europe Research Institute … change impacts) are grouped to envision two future world contexts for Europe, a "tough" and a more "friendly" world. For the …

dimensions, and classify European regions by their performance patterns. This provides critical insights into the compatibility … in Europe by their engagement in New Growth Path-related activities. We then deploy this data to test the impact of … in making "High Road"-strategies more likely to emerge. We also find evidence that European regions differ in their …

enormous differences between nations and regions in Europe, even when they had to face similar challenges. The paradigm shift … that state industrial policy in Europe after 1945 had been always one of the most controversial policy fields and that its … environment favourable to competition, innovation and technology transfer. For Western Europe, it was increasing trade and …

such as the European Union, where regions need to leverage their territorial capital to compete effectively. In this … context we analyse the impact of FDI on growth and development of European regions, discussing the role of different … FDI-growth relationship, we allow such relationship to vary across different types of regions, grouped according to their …

eastern Europe, European Monetary Union and problems of economic convergence are some of the issues discussed in this volume … comparative perspective, covering Europe, Asia, Latin America and the US. Prudential supervision, banking issues and monetary …