Regional Economics
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Knowledge, Innovation and Space
Edited by Charlie Karlsson, Börje Johansson, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Roger R. Stough
The contributions in this volume extend our understanding about the different ways distance impacts the knowledge conversion process. Knowledge itself is a raw input into the innovation process which can then transform it into an economi...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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A World in Emergence
Allen J. Scott
Beginning with the recent history of capitalism and urbanization and moving into a thorough and complex discussion of the modern city, this book outlines the dynamics of what the author calls the third wave of urbanization, characterized...eBook:Find out more$29.56
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The Economics of Services
Jan Owen Jansson
Despite the fact that services have overtaken industry in terms of employment and GDP in developed countries, rigorous economic study of the service sector remains seriously neglected. The first edition of The Economics of Services initi...eBook:Find out more$43.96
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Infrastructure for Asian Connectivity
Edited by Biswa Nath Bhattacharyay, Masahiro Kawai, Rajat M. Nag
This book addresses the prospects and challenges concerning both soft and hard infrastructure development in Asia and provides a framework for achieving Asian connectivity through regional infrastructure cooperation towards a seamless As...eBook:Find out more$67.96
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Agglomeration, Clusters and Entrepreneurship
Edited by Charlie Karlsson, Börje Johansson, Roger R. Stough
Regional economic development has experienced considerable dynamism over recent years. Perhaps the most notable cases were the rise of China and India to emergent country status by the turn of the millennium. With time now for hindsight,...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Regional Development and Proximity Relations
Edited by André Torre, Frédéric Wallet
The notion of proximity is increasing in popularity in economic and geographic literature, and is now commonly used by scholars in regional science and spatial economics. Few academic works, however, have explored the link between region...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Regional Competitiveness and Smart Specialization in Europe
Mark Thissen, Frank van Oort, Dario Diodato, Arjan Ruijs
Regions economically differ from each other – they compete in different products and geographical spaces, exhibit different strengths and weaknesses, and provide different possibilities for growth and development. What fosters growth in ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Eurasian Economic Integration
Edited by Rilka Dragneva, Kataryna Wolczuk
In this well-researched and detailed book, the editors provide an extensive and critical analysis of post-Soviet regional integration. After almost two decades of unfulfilled integration promises, a new – improved and functioning – regim...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Governance of Energy Megaprojects
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Christopher J. Cooper
Based on extensive original research, this book explores the technical, social, political, and economic dimensions of four Asian energy megaprojects: a regional natural gas pipeline network in Southeast Asia, a series of hydroelectric da...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Knowledge Commercialization and Valorization in Regional Economic Development
Edited by Tüzin Baycan
The commercialization of academic knowledge is increasingly seen as a potential economic development model, particularly for improving the capabilities and economic performance of regions. This insightful volume investigates the emerging...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Brands and Branding Geographies
Edited by Andy Pike
Despite overstated claims of their ‘global’ homogeneity, ubiquity and contribution to ‘flattening’ spatial differences, the geographies of brands and branding actually do matter. This vibrant collection provides a comprehensive reference...eBook:Find out more$63.16
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The Geography of the Internet
Emmanouil Tranos
This timely book presents a wide range of quantitative methods, including complex network analysis and econometric modelling, to illustrate how the Internet both follows, and at the same time challenges, more traditional geographies.eBook:Find out more$40.00