Overview
- Focuses on potentials for new forms of regional development and change considering the constraints of path dependency
- Linkages between theory and practice, including an examination of how existing clusters are able to change their structure and direction
- Most importantly in a field where timeliness is crucial, this book is completely up-to-date
Part of the book series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI, volume 30)
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Rethinking Regional Innovation and Change brings together papers from leading international scholars in the field of regional development and policy. The contributors examine the interactions between path-dependent developments, institutions, and governance structures that influence regional innovation capacity. Up-to-date case studies present diverse theoretical perspectives from economics, political science, geography, planning, and public policy.
" Taken as a whole, the volume offers a broad and up-to-date perspective on the inheritance aspect of an area's future. Without exception, the chapters are insightful, interesting and a pleasure to read. Let us hope that this excellent work will find its way to the desks of authorities in charge for regional policy. If anything, the book still urges policy makers to start from the simple piece of wisdom that regions tend to go from where they are coming. Paradoxically, it is from this very notion of path dependency that most regional breakthroughs can be expected. " (Gert-Jan Hospers, Regions, Volume 256, April 2005)
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From the reviews:
" Taken as a whole, the volume offers a broad and up-to-date perspective on the inheritance aspect of an area's future. Without exception, the chapters are insightful, interesting and a pleasure to read. Let us hope that this excellent work will find its way to the desks of authorities in charge for regional policy. If anything, the book still urges policy makers to start from the simple piece of wisdom that regions tend to go from where they are coming. Paradoxically, it is from this very notion of path dependency that most regional breakthroughs can be expected. " (Gert Jan Hospers, Regions, April 2005)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rethinking Regional Innovation and Change: Path Dependency or Regional Breakthrough
Editors: Gerhard Fuchs, Philip Shapira
Series Title: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b100337
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-23001-6Published: 06 October 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-1995-3Published: 19 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-23002-3Published: 17 February 2006
Series ISSN: 1381-0480
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 324
Topics: Economics, general, Economic Policy, Development Economics, Economic Growth, R & D/Technology Policy, Regional/Spatial Science