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Social Capital and Rural Development in the Knowledge Society
Edited by Hans Westlund, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Social capital is often considered a key factor for local development. This book analyzes the role of social capital for rural areas’ survival and development in the current age of metropolitan growth – an era in which urban is the norm ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Clusters and Economic Growth in Asia
Edited by Sören Eriksson
This detailed book explores and provides insights into the development and transformation of various clusters, economies and industrial sectors in East and Southeast Asia.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
Edited by Michael Fritsch
Recent research has found pronounced differences in the level of entrepreneurship and new business formation across various regions and nations. This timely Handbook reveals that the development of new ventures as well as their effects o...eBook:Find out more$59.96
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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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Handbook of Regional Innovation and Growth
Edited by Philip Cooke, Bjørn Asheim, Ron Boschma, Ron Martin, Dafna Schwartz, Franz Tödtling
Today, economic growth is widely understood to be conditioned by productivity increases which are, in turn, profoundly affected by innovation. This volume explores these key relationships between innovation and growth, bringing together ...eBook:Find out more$70.36
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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
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Multinationals and Economic Geography
Simona Iammarino, Philip McCann
After more than fifty years of systematic research on multinational enterprises (MNEs) what is apparent is that there is, as yet, no unified or dominant theory of the MNE. The objective of this book is to bring into focus one particular ...eBook:Find out more$67.96
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Handbook of Creative Cities
Edited by David Emanuel Andersson, Åke E. Andersson, Charlotta Mellander
With the publication of The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida in 2002, the ‘creative city’ became the new hot topic among urban policymakers, planners and economists. Florida has developed one of three path-breaking theories ...eBook:Find out more$71.16
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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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Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2013
Zoltán J. Ács, László Szerb, Erkko Autio
The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index both captures the context features of entrepreneurship and fills a gap in the measurement of development. Building on recent advances in entrepreneurship and economic development, the aut...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Migration and Climate Change
Edited by Graeme Hugo
In this important collection, Professor Hugo draws together key articles and papers by leading scholars and agencies which investigate the current and future effects of climate change on migration. Topics covered include the impact of cl... -
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Government, Governance and Welfare Reform
Edited by Alberto Brugnoli, Alessandro Colombo
This unique and original book focuses on institutional changes, welfare reforms and transformations in both Britain and Italy over the last three decades.eBook:Find out more$40.00
