Innovation and Regional Growth in the European Union

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Crescenzi, Riccardo (Συγγραφέας), Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Σειρά: Advances in Spatial Science, The Regional Science Series,
• Θέματα: Economic geography.; European Economic Community literature.; Economic policy.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economics.; Regional/Spatial Science.; R & D/Technology Policy.; European Integration.; Economic Geography.

This book investigates the EU’s regional growth dynamics and, in particular, the reasons why peripheral and socio-economically disadvantaged areas have persistently failed to catch up with the rest of the Union. It shows that the capability of the knowledge-based growth model to deliver its expected...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Theoretical Frameworks: A Spatial Perspective on Innovation and the Genesis of Regional Growth
• 3 Geographical Accessibility and Human Capital Accumulation
• 4 The Role of Underlying Socio-Economic Conditions
• 5 Knowledge Flows and Their Spatial Extent
• 6 Innovation in an Integrated Framework: A Europe-United States Comparative Analysis
• 7 What Can We Learn from the "Integrated Approach" to Regional Development? The Impact of EU Infrastructure Investment
• 8 EU Development Policies and the Socio-Economic Disadvantage of European Regions
• 9 Conclusions
• References
• Appendices.