Regional Economics

Knowledge Externalities, Innovation Clusters and Regional Development

Edited by Jordi Suriñach, Rosina Moreno, Esther Vayá

This book begins with a theoretical examination of regional innovation systems, agglomeration economics and knowledge spillovers, before going on to examine the same concepts within an empirical framework. Special emphasis is given to th...

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The Dynamics of Chinese Regional Development

Jane Golley

This book surveys the competing, or sometimes complementary, roles of the state and the market in shaping China’s pattern of regional development during the Communist era.

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The Dynamics of Regional Development

Edited by Arsenio M. Balisacan, Hal Hill

A decade and a half since the Philippines embarked on a major program of decentralization, the authors of this book have undertaken a detailed examination of all aspects of the nation’s regional dynamics and policies. Their analysis exte...

Hardback (August 2007)

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The Learning Region

Edited by Roel Rutten, Frans Boekema

The aim of this book is to present a much-needed conceptualization of ‘the learning region’. The editors scrutinize key concepts and issues surrounding this phenomenon, which are then discussed in the context of recent literature. This...

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New Directions in Economic Geography

Edited by Bernard Fingleton

This important book explores original and alternative directions for economic geography following the revolution precipitated by the advent of so-called ‘new economic geography’ (NEG). Whilst, to some extent, the volume could be regar...

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Regional Planning

Edited by David A. Plane, Lawrence D. Mann, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp

The difficulties involved in formulating national policy over large geographical areas have led to the widespread adoption of more localized planning methods, covering regions of a large country. This comprehensive collection includes cl...

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Planning History and Methodology

Edited by Michael Wegener, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp

Planning as deliberate preparation for future action is as old as human history. Agricultural land allocation and cities were always planned, as were military warfare and defence. With the growing complexity of society in the 19th centur...

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Regionalism, Trade and Economic Development in the Asia-Pacific Region

Edited by M. A.B. Siddique

This book is based on the premise that Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in the Asia-Pacific significantly impact on the material progress of the peoples of this region. These impacts – in terms of the benefits and costs associated with R...

Hardback (March 2007)

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Networks in the Innovation Process

Holger Graf

Innovation has long been regarded as an interactive process between heterogeneous actors and as a crucial factor in local and regional development. This timely and significant book focuses on the interactions existing within local networ...

Hardback (January 2007)

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The Growth of Cities

Edited by Zoltán J. Ács

To understand why some regions grow and others stagnate, we need to understand the interactions between economic growth, economic geography and the economics of innovation. Each of these individual approaches has strengths and weaknesses...

Hardback (2006)

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Clusters and Globalisation

Edited by Christos Pitelis, Roger Sugden, James R. Wilson

Clusters and Globalisation brings together scholars with different perspectives and theoretical groundings, and from different disciplines, to consider conceptual arguments and case study material. In doing so the volume identifies key c...

Hardback (2006)

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