National Intellectual Capital and the Financial Crisis in Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain

• Main Authors: Lin, Carol Yeh-Yun (Author), Edvinsson, Leif (Author), Chen, Jeffrey (Author), Beding, Tord (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Economics, 7
• Subjects: Economic policy.; Economic growth.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economics.; Economic Growth.; Economic Policy.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Regional/Spatial Science.

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the biggest event of worldwide proportion was the 2008 global financial crisis, which was caused primarily by ineffective governance, failed surveillance systems, and implementation flaws.  While fiscal and monetary policies succeeded in pulling many...

Table of Contents:

• Contents
• Foreword: Markku Markkula
• Foreword: Nick Bontis
• Foreword: Se-Hwa Wu
• Preface: Leif Edvinsson
• Preface: Carol Yeh-Yun Lin
• Executive Summary
• 1. Introduction
• Economic Background
• 2. Impact of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis
• 3. National Intellectual Capital Development of the Four Southern European Countries
• 4. Beyond the 2008 Global Financial Crisis
• 5. Future Perspectives and Policy Implications
• Concluding remark and emerging insights
• References
• Glossary
• Subject Index
• Author Index
• Appendices.