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Innovation and Regional Growth in the European Union
Crescenzi, Riccardo; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres
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Description for Innovation and Regional Growth in the European Union
Hardback. This book investigates the EU's regional growth dynamics and the reasons why peripheral and socio-economically disadvantaged areas have failed to catch up with the rest of the Union. It identifies the distinctive features of the European process of innovation. Series: Advances in Spatial Science. Num Pages: 228 pages, 42 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; GTB; JPSN2; KCG; KJD; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
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 benefits to these areas crucially depends on tackling a specific set of socio-institutional factors which prevents innovation from being effectively translated into economic growth. The book takes an eclectic approach to the territorial genesis of innovation and regional growth by combining different theoretical strands into one model of empirical analysis covering the whole EU-25. An ... Read more
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 benefits to these areas crucially depends on tackling a specific set of socio-institutional factors which prevents innovation from being effectively translated into economic growth. The book takes an eclectic approach to the territorial genesis of innovation and regional growth by combining different theoretical strands into one model of empirical analysis covering the whole EU-25. An ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Spatial Science
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642177606
SKU
V9783642177606
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Reviews for Innovation and Regional Growth in the European Union
From the reviews: “This book presents a collection of empirical studies on the determinants of regional growth in the European Union. … The book is interesting, informative, clear and well organized. There are plenty of cross-references among the various chapters, which make it always easy to follow the main narrative line and proposed arguments. … The theoretical framework adopted ... Read more