We analyze the influence of newly constructed globalization measures on regional growth for the EU-27 countries between … globalization, integration and technology transfers on European regions. The results suggest that most regions have significantly … benefited from globalization measured by increasing trade openness and FDI. In a non-linear growth convergence model the growth …

other side, the globalization of the post-industrial economy generates a new urban spatial organization where a few number … cities are in the less developed countries, while the most powerful world cities are mainly located in the developed … countries. It results that size seems to be neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for obtaining the status of world …