Second tier high-tech regions are taking a different path than their well-known counterparts such as Silicon Valley or Route 128 around Boston. They may lack many prerequisites of growth such as a world-class research university or high levels of venture capital funding. Often, however, they can...

Urban studies in Germany are traditionally oriented towards large cities. The structures, meanings and functions of small towns are not sufficiently perceived and differentiated in scientific or political debates. Adequate research on small towns requires systematic, comparative, inter- and...

About the authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Framework for analyzing secondary capital cities -- Setting the scene -- The economic geography of secondary capital cities -- Innovation policies -- Conclusion: deal with it : ten recommendations to ensure SCCs thrive --...

M<sc>ayer</sc> H. Entrepreneurship in a hub-and-spoke industrial district: firm survey evidence from Seattle's technology industry, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. The paper investigates entrepreneurial dynamics in a hub-and-spoke industrial district. Using data on the genealogy of high-technology firms in Seattle,...

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