Growth and Innovation of Competitive Regions The Role of Internal and External Connections /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fratesi, Ugo (Editor), Senn, Lanfranco (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Advances in Spatial Science,
• Subjects: Economic geography.; Industrial organization.; Economic policy.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economics.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Economic Geography.; Economic Policy.; Industrial Organization.

This volume investigates the dynamics of regional performance in advanced countries and the mechanisms that allow some regions to grow more rapidly than others, to become and remain more competitive in the long run. The authors show how the capability of regions to innovate is enhanced by a large nu...