Overview
Shows how an analytical focus on international trade fairs contributes to debates in comparative political economy
Explores the significance of international trade fairs in the context of the global knowledge-based economy
Addresses the impact of COVID-19 on the trade fair industry and reflects on the future role of international trade fairs
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Trade fairs represent important platforms for networking, interactive learning, and knowledge exchange because they foster intense interactions among actors despite spatial boundaries. ITFs also tend to be organized according to a specific technological or industry focus, which means that they can facilitate interactions between firms from different capitalist varieties. Through the diffusion of state-of-the-art knowledge, ITFs may, thus, serve as drivers of economic globalization, challenging the continuation of distinct capitalist varieties by enabling cross-system convergence regarding the technological specializations of firms. Yet, it is clear that countries have retained competitive advantages in specific industries and that full convergence has not taken place. This book explores this puzzle.
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Dr. Rachael Gibson works in the field of program and policy evaluation at the University of Toronto Evaluation Centre for Complex Health Interventions. This book is based on her recently-completed doctoral dissertation.
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Book Title: International Trade Fairs and Inter-Firm Knowledge Flows
Book Subtitle: Understanding Patterns of Convergence-Divergence in the Technological Specializations of Firms
Authors: Rachael Gibson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20557-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-20556-9Published: 03 January 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-20559-0Published: 04 January 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-20557-6Published: 02 January 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 205
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economic Geography, Globalization, Political Economy/Economic Systems