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Book SynopsisThis Handbook is a state-of-the-art analysis of proximity relations, offering insights into its history alongside up-to-date scientific advances and emerging questions. Its broad scope – from industrial and innovation approaches through to society issues of living and working at a distance, territorial development and environmental topics – will ensure an in-depth focus point for researchers in economics as well as geography, organizational studies, planning and sociology. Split into four distinctly thematic parts, the Handbook explores the precise definition of proximity relationships and their diversity, including the role they play in social and economic interactions as well as examining the origins and evolution of such relationships. It further presents a detailed overview of the main methods of analysis, highlighting the link between proximity relationships and exchange of information while explaining how exchanges at a distance rely on links of organized proximity, something that plays an increasing role in our societies.This engaging Handbook will provide an excellent update for scientists and researchers on the recent developments in the analysis of proximity relations as well as students looking for precise and detailed information on the main characteristics of proximity relations, regional and spatial analysis, and the major analytical tools.Trade Review‘Finally, we have the first Handbook of Proximity Relations, edited by André Torre, one of the pioneers of the French School of Proximity, and Delphine Gallaud. It covers topics such as the theoretical development of the concept, methods and analytical tools, and emerging issues and future challenges. This authoritative and comprehensive Handbook is a must-read for researchers in regional science, regional studies and innovation who want to be informed about one of the key concepts in modern social science.’ -- Bjørn T. Asheim, University of Stavanger, Norway‘This Handbook provides a systematic overview of the contributions of the Proximity School. Incorporating a variety of disciplinary perspectives and analytic approaches, the Handbook provides a comprehensive overview and systematic analysis of the dimensions, characteristics, and fields of application of the principle of proximity. This important contribution provides the basis for future theoretical extension, analytical refinements and policy applications.’ -- Maryann Feldman, University of North Carolina US'''Proximity'' is a very difficult word. It appears at the outset to be no more than an innocuous reference to physical contiguity or juxtaposition, but on further scrutiny unfolds into multiple declensions with a vast diversity of applications in both the physical and social worlds. A large body of research on these matters has accumulated rapidly over the last two or three decades, much of it now summarized and extended in this authoritative Handbook edited by André Torre and Delphine Gallaud.' -- From the foreword by Allen J. ScottTable of ContentsContents: vii Foreword by Allen J. Scott xiii Structure of the Handbook xv Introduction: proximity relations in the 21st century 1 André Torre and Delphine Gallaud PART I PROXIMITY: MAJOR THEORETICAL DEBATES AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ANALYTICAL POSITION IN REGIONAL SCIENCE The French School of Proximity: genesis and evolution of a school of thought 49 Jean-Benoît Zimmermann, André Torre and Michel Grossetti Proximity, innovation and networks: a concise review and some next steps 70 Pierre-Alexandre Balland, Ron Boschma and Koen Frenken The School of Proximity, genesis and development of a scientific notion 81 Maryline Filippi, André Torre, Etienne Polge and Frederic Wallet Proximity and regional development: an overview 97 Robert J. Stimson The impact of digital technologies on perceptions of proximity 124 Bastien Bernela, Marie Ferru and Alain Rallet PART II METHODS AND ANALYTICAL TOOLS Measuring the unmeasurable: the empirics of non-geographical proximity 138 Andrea Caragliu Proximities in dimensionality reduction 165 John Aldo Lee, Cyril de Bodt, Ludovic Journaux and Lucile Sautot Geographical proximity questioned 204 Marina Bertoncin and Andrea Pase Cities’ systems and networks’ proximities: toward a multiplex approach 220 Céline Rozenblat PART III PROXIMITY, INNOVATION AND KNOWLEDGE Proximity and collaborative knowledge creation 252 Riccardo Crescenzi, Max Nathan and Andrés Rodríguez-Pose Fluctuating proximities and clusters: “the future is already here – it’s just not very evenly distributed” 273 Philip Cooke Economic networks, innovation and proximity 292 Nicola Cortinovis and Frank van Oort The role of proximity dimensions in university–industry collaboration: a review and research agenda 307 Marianne Steinmo and Thomas Lauvås Entrepreneurship and proximity 326 Rolf Sternberg Geographies of temporary markets: an anatomy of the Canton Fair 347 Harald Bathelt, Pengfei Li and Yi-wen Zhu PART IV EMERGING ISSUES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES The role of proximity in food systems 368 Patrick Mundler Industrial and territorial ecology: what types of proximity at work? 384 Christophe Beaurain and Sabrina Dermine-Brullot Infrastructural development projects and proximity analysis 397 Habibullah Magsi and Muazzam Sabir Neighbourhood proximity: a microcosmic resilience perspective on cities 411 Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp and Peter Elmlund The city: a question of proximity(ies) 430 Lise Bourdeau-Lepage Conclusion: the concept of proximity in regional science – a synthesis and future research avenues 443 Roberta Capello Index 460

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Book SynopsisDeveloped countries must be incredibly innovative to secure incomes and welfare so that they may successfully compete against international rivals. This book focuses on two specific but interrelated aspects of innovation by incumbent firms and entrepreneurs, the role of geography and of open innovation. Geography, Open Innovation and Entrepreneurship discusses entrepreneurship from both theoretical and empirical viewpoints to provide readers with a wide range of cutting-edge and compelling studies. The authors highlight the critical importance of open innovation for performance and progress, putting forward determinants of economic growth and development rarely analyzed in standard growth studies. Researchers and students will find this book useful for innovation and entrepreneurship studies. It is also a helpful tool for policymakers, planners and consultants involved in economic development and regional policies. Contributors include: F. Armellini, T. Arvemo, I. Bernhard, C. Beaudry, P.-O. Bjuggren, A. Caloffi, N. Carbonara, A.P. Cornett, K. Delbiaggio, M. Elmoznino Laufer, S. Fredin, U. Gråsjö, C.J. Hauser, M. Héroux-Vaillancourt, J.A. Jordaan, A. Johnston, C. Karlsson, M. Kaufmann, P. Lassalle, M. Mahon, V. Monastiriotis, R. Pellegrino, H. Reijonen, R. Righi, S. Rohde, F. Rossi, M. Russo, J. Saastamoinen, T. Tammi, S. YamamuraTrade Review'By identifying the ways in which open innovation influences the ability of incumbents and potential entrepreneurs to innovate and to appropriate the benefits of innovation, this book elegantly presents modern innovation models, highlighting the role played by context conditions, and bringing fresh reflections into a never-ending debate.' --Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Geography, Open Innovation and Entrepreneurship Urban Gråsjö, Charlie Karlsson and Iréne Bernhard 2. Innovation intermediaries as a response to system failures: creating the right incentives Margherita Russo, Annalisa Caloffi, Federica Rossi and Riccardo Righi 3. Does collaboration with public and private sector actors in public procurement of innovations improve SME competitiveness? Helen Reijonen, Jani Saastamoinen and Timo Tammi 4. Delivering innovation in public infrastructure through Public Private Partnerships Nunzia Carbonara and Roberta Pellegrino 5. The influence of the NIH and NSH syndromes on the adoption of open innovation in the Canadian aerospace sector Fabiano Armellini, Catherine Beaudry and Maria Mahon 6. Are the Most Innovative Canadian Nanotechnology-Related Firms also the Most Open? Mikaël Héroux-Vaillancourt and Catherine Beaudry 7. The Proximity Bias of Communication Recorded on Twitter in Switzerland Katia Delbiaggio, Christoph J. Hauser and Michael Kaufmann 8. Re-Conceptualising Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Theoretical Exploration of Evolution Over Space and Time Andrew Johnston, Paul Lassalle and Sakura Yamamura 9. Stimulation of Entrepreneurship and Innovation as an Instrument in Regional Business Development Policy Andreas P. Cornett 10. Startups, Financing and Geography – Findings from a survey Per-Olof Bjuggren and Michel Elmoznino Laufer 11. A resource-based view of cross-border clusters: conceptualizing locational resources Stephan Rohde 12. Regional path dependence and path creation: a conceptual way forward Sabrina Fredin 13. Location, Localisation, Agglomeration: An Examination of the Geographical Dimension of FDI Spillovers Jacob A. Jordaan and Vassilis Monastiriotis 14. Indicators of economic development – An exploratory study using Swedish municipal data contrasting economic development and growth Tobias Arvemo and Urban Gråsjö Index

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Book SynopsisFinancialisation and the Financial and Economic Crises provides comparative, empirical case studies of a diverse set of eleven countries. In particular, the book helps in understanding the current (mal)performance of Euro area economies by explaining the causes of the shifts in growth regimes during and after the crises. It goes well beyond the dominant interpretation of the recent financial and economic crises as being rooted in malfunctioning and poorly regulated financial markets.The contributions to this book provide detailed accounts of the long-term effects of financialisation and cover the main developments leading up to and during the crisis in eleven selected countries: the US, the UK, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Germany, Sweden, Italy, France, Estonia, and Turkey. The introductory chapter presents the theoretical framework and synthesizes the main findings of the country studies. Furthermore, the macroeconomic effects of financialisation on the EU as a whole are analyzed in the final chapter. Offering an illuminating overview and invaluable alternative perspective on the long-run developments leading to the recent crises, this book is essential reading for researchers, students and policymakers and an ideal starting point for further research.Contributors: S. Bahçe, R. Barradas, C.A. Carrasco, H. Cömert, G. Cornilleau, J. Creel, D. Detzer, N. Dodig, N. Erdem, T. Evans, J. Ferreiro, G. Gabbi, C. Gálvez, C. Gomez, A. González, E. Hein, E. Juuse, E. Karaçimen, A.H. Köse, S. Lagoa, E. Leão, J. Lepper, Ö. Orhangazi, G. Özgür, R. Paes Mamede, M. Shabani, A. Stenfors, E. Ticci, J. Toporowski, L. Tserkezis, J. Tyson, Y. Varoufakis, P. Vozzella, G.L. YalmanTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Financialisation and the Financial and Economic Crises: Theoretical Framework and Empirical Analysis for 15 Countries Nina Dodig, Eckhard Hein and Daniel Detzer 2. The Crisis of Finance-led Capitalism in the United States Trevor Evans 3. Monetary Adjustment and Inflation of Financial Claims in the UK after 1980 John Lepper, Mimoza Shabani, Jan Toporowski and Judith Tyson 4. Financialisaton and the Economic Crisis in Spain Jesús Ferreiro, Cataliana Gálvez and Anna Gonzáles 5. Financialisation and the Crisis: The Case of Greece Yanis Varoufakis and Lefteris Tserkezis 6. The Real Sector Developments in Estonia – Financialisation Effects Behind the Transition Process Egert Juuse 7. Financialisation and the Crisis in the Export-led Mercantilist German Economy Daniel Detzer and Eckhard Hein 8. Swedish Financialisation: ‘Nordic Noir’ or ‘Safe Haven’? Alexis Stenfors 9. France, a Domestic Demand-led Economy Under the Influence of External Shocks Gérard Cornilleau and Jérôme Creel 10. The Transmission Channels Between the Financial and the Real Sectors in Italy and the Crisis Giampaolo Gabbi, Elisa Ticci and Pietro Vozzella 11. The Long Boom and the Early Bust: The Portuguese Economy in the Era of Financialisation Ricardo Paes Mamede, Sérgio Lagoa, Emanuel Leão and Ricardo Barradas 12. Financialisation and the Financial and Economic Crises: The Case of Turkey Serdal Bahçe, Hasan Cömert, Nilgün Erdem, Elif Karaçimen, Ahmet Haşim Köse, Özgür Orhangazi, Gökçer Özgür and Galip L.Yalman 13. The Impact of the Financial and Economic Crisis on European Union Member States Carlos A. Carrasco, Jesus Ferreiro, Catalina Galvez, Carmen Gomez and Ana González Index

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Book SynopsisThoroughly updated and substantially extended, this internationally successful text explores transnational corporations (TNCs), their activities and effects, as well as the theories developed to explain them. Invaluable for courses as well as researchers in international business, international economics, globalization, international relations, economic geography and history of economic thought on the TNCs. Key features of this edition: A unique critical analysis of all the theories of TNCs in their historical context and with insightful commentaries at the end of each chapter, now extended to cover network theory and dynamic capabilities theory Clear exposition of concepts on the evolution and the activities of TNCs Analysis of effects of TNCs' activities on: innovation; labour; trade; balance of payments and the fiscal revenue of countries Discussions on new topics such as the digital TNCs and global value chains A contribution to the history of economic thought on the TNC Summary boxes as well as suggestions for further reading within each chapter give opportunities for discussion and extended learning. Ideal for advanced bachelors and masters courses in international business, economics, international relations, globalization and economic geography as well as the history of economic thought, Transnational Corporations and International Production is an essential text for appreciating the evolution, explanations and impact of TNCs in a globalised world.Trade Review'Grazia Ietto-Gillies' book - now in its 3rd edition - has a well-earned cult following. There is no other book that provides such a comprehensive, detailed and updated overview of theoretical approaches to the study of transnational corporations (TNCs) as the main actors in globalisation processes. As for the previous editions, Ietto-Gillies' book remains unique for its exhaustive coverage of the major theories of TNCs, and for following a history of economic thought perspective surprisingly seldom applied to this topical field of research. Achievements and gaps of the theoretical body of literature looking at determinants and impacts of TNC behaviours and strategies, in a comparative perspective, are subject to an extraordinarily thoughtful and original analysis. I recommend the book highly for students at all levels of higher education; it should be considered necessary for any scholar seeking to advance our knowledge on one of the most important drivers of modern societies world-wide.' --Simona Iammarino, London School of Economics, UK'This book deals with the important issue of integrating the study of the transnational corporation into economics. Ietto-Gillies places the different theories on the TNC into its wider theoretical and historical context and offers the reader an excellent opportunity to get a deeper understanding of not only the circumstances under which a theory has developed but also which issues are addressed by the theory - and which issues are not addressed. The book contains brilliant analyses and comparisons of basic theories within the field and is an inspiring source for every scholar within the international business field.' --Mats Forsgren, Uppsala University, Sweden'Grazia Ietto-Gillies' book remains the best introduction that we have to theories of international business. It offers an especially comprehensive guide to the origin and evolution of theories of transnational corporations grounded in Economics or Strategy. The latest edition relates to all the major contemporary debates in the field.' --John Cantwell, Rutgers University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I EVOLUTION AND CONCEPTS 1. Evolution and and growth 2. Modalities of TNCs’ operations PART II PRE-WWII APPROACHES TO INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT Introduction to Part II 3. Marxist approaches 4. Foreign investment within the neoclassical paradigm PART III MODERN THEORIES Introduction to Part III 5. Hymer’s seminal work 6. The product life cycle and international production 7. Oligopolistic reactions and the geographical pattern of FDI 8. Currency areas and internationalization 9. Internalization and the transnational corporation 10. Dunning’s eclectic framework 11. Stages in the internationalization process: the Uppsala Model 12. Evolutionary theories of the TNC 13. New trade theories and the activities of TNCs 14. Transnational monopoly capitalism 15. Nation-states and TNCs’ strategic behaviour 16. The transnational corporation as a network 17. Bundle of resources, dynamic capabilities and the TNC 18. Theories of the TNC and the XXI century PART IV EFFECTS Introduction to Part IV 19. Boundaries in the assessment of effects 20. Innovation and the TNCs 21. Effects on Labour 22. Effects on Trade 23. Wider effects from the balance of payments to fiscal revenues References Index

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Book SynopsisThoroughly updated and substantially extended, this internationally successful text explores transnational corporations (TNCs), their activities and effects, as well as the theories developed to explain them. Invaluable for courses as well as researchers in international business, international economics, globalization, international relations, economic geography and history of economic thought on the TNCs. Key features of this edition: A unique critical analysis of all the theories of TNCs in their historical context and with insightful commentaries at the end of each chapter, now extended to cover network theory and dynamic capabilities theory Clear exposition of concepts on the evolution and the activities of TNCs Analysis of effects of TNCs' activities on: innovation; labour; trade; balance of payments and the fiscal revenue of countries Discussions on new topics such as the digital TNCs and global value chains A contribution to the history of economic thought on the TNC Summary boxes as well as suggestions for further reading within each chapter give opportunities for discussion and extended learning. Ideal for advanced bachelors and masters courses in international business, economics, international relations, globalization and economic geography as well as the history of economic thought, Transnational Corporations and International Production is an essential text for appreciating the evolution, explanations and impact of TNCs in a globalised world.Trade Review'Grazia Ietto-Gillies' book - now in its 3rd edition - has a well-earned cult following. There is no other book that provides such a comprehensive, detailed and updated overview of theoretical approaches to the study of transnational corporations (TNCs) as the main actors in globalisation processes. As for the previous editions, Ietto-Gillies' book remains unique for its exhaustive coverage of the major theories of TNCs, and for following a history of economic thought perspective surprisingly seldom applied to this topical field of research. Achievements and gaps of the theoretical body of literature looking at determinants and impacts of TNC behaviours and strategies, in a comparative perspective, are subject to an extraordinarily thoughtful and original analysis. I recommend the book highly for students at all levels of higher education; it should be considered necessary for any scholar seeking to advance our knowledge on one of the most important drivers of modern societies world-wide.' --Simona Iammarino, London School of Economics, UK'This book deals with the important issue of integrating the study of the transnational corporation into economics. Ietto-Gillies places the different theories on the TNC into its wider theoretical and historical context and offers the reader an excellent opportunity to get a deeper understanding of not only the circumstances under which a theory has developed but also which issues are addressed by the theory - and which issues are not addressed. The book contains brilliant analyses and comparisons of basic theories within the field and is an inspiring source for every scholar within the international business field.' --Mats Forsgren, Uppsala University, Sweden'Grazia Ietto-Gillies' book remains the best introduction that we have to theories of international business. It offers an especially comprehensive guide to the origin and evolution of theories of transnational corporations grounded in Economics or Strategy. The latest edition relates to all the major contemporary debates in the field.' --John Cantwell, Rutgers University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I EVOLUTION AND CONCEPTS 1. Evolution and and growth 2. Modalities of TNCs’ operations PART II PRE-WWII APPROACHES TO INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT Introduction to Part II 3. Marxist approaches 4. Foreign investment within the neoclassical paradigm PART III MODERN THEORIES Introduction to Part III 5. Hymer’s seminal work 6. The product life cycle and international production 7. Oligopolistic reactions and the geographical pattern of FDI 8. Currency areas and internationalization 9. Internalization and the transnational corporation 10. Dunning’s eclectic framework 11. Stages in the internationalization process: the Uppsala Model 12. Evolutionary theories of the TNC 13. New trade theories and the activities of TNCs 14. Transnational monopoly capitalism 15. Nation-states and TNCs’ strategic behaviour 16. The transnational corporation as a network 17. Bundle of resources, dynamic capabilities and the TNC 18. Theories of the TNC and the XXI century PART IV EFFECTS Introduction to Part IV 19. Boundaries in the assessment of effects 20. Innovation and the TNCs 21. Effects on Labour 22. Effects on Trade 23. Wider effects from the balance of payments to fiscal revenues References Index

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Book Synopsis'The Handbook of Diverse Economies offers a rich, beautiful, organic garden of ideas to nourish the project of ''doing economy'' differently. These sprouts and vines will, eventually, alter the institutional structures we inhabit.' - Nancy Folbre, University of Massachusetts Amherst, US'Let us forget, just for a moment, ''capitalism'' and instead investigate the diversity of new forms of economic activities that are flourishing everywhere: this is the essential, energizing, message of J. K. Gibson-Graham, Kelly Dombroski and her colleagues. This innovative book must be absolutely put into all hands. It takes us on a long and rewarding journey around the world to explore ongoing experiences that all attempt to invent new ways of living together.' - Michel Callon, Centre de Socologie de l'Innnovation, Mines ParisTech, FranceTheorising and illustrating diverse, more-than-capitalist economies, this broad-ranging Handbook presents ways in which it is possible to imagine and enact other ways of being. It gathers together empirical examples of diverse economic practices and experiments from across the world, framed by in-depth discussions of key theoretical concepts.Organised into thematic sections, the Handbook moves from looking at diverse forms of enterprise, to labour, transactions, property, and finance as well as decentred subjectivity and diverse economies methodology. Chapters present a wide diversity of economic practices that make up contemporary economies, many of which are ignored or devalued by mainstream economic theory. Pushing the boundaries of economic thinking to include more than human labour and human/non-human interdependence, it highlights the challenges of enacting ethical economies in the face of dominant ways of thinking and being.Economic geography, political economy and development studies scholars will greatly appreciate the empirical examples of diverse economic practices blended with theory throughout the Handbook. It will also benefit policy-makers and practitioners working within diverse economies, or looking to create more ethical ways of living.Trade Review‘This impressive collection of stimulating theorization and descriptions of a multitude of other-than-capitalist economic practices could not have been published at a more pertinent time. The Handbook is truly international in terms of authors’ affiliations and case studies’ geographies, covering the 'minority world' (developed countries) and the 'majority world' (those less developed). The Handbook offers key conceptual tools for housing scholars to unlock the diverse economies of housing. It also makes an inspiring read for students and scholars of any discipline who want to imagine alternative, more ethical futures which are already seeded in the practices of today.’ -- Adriana Mihaela Soaita, Housing, Theory and Society‘The editors and their many contributors have to be congratulated for an impressive volume that succeeds in presenting an empirically grounded and theoretically robust Marxism which is fit for the challenges of the Anthropocene. Whether one agrees with their approach and visions or not, this is a highly recommended read and a valuable resource for teaching on economic practices in our more-than-capitalist world.’ -- Jens Kaae Fisker, Eurasian Geography and Economics‘The Handbook of Diverse Economies offers a rich, beautiful, organic garden of ideas to nourish the project of “doing economy” differently. These sprouts and vines will, eventually, alter the institutional structures we inhabit.’ -- Nancy Folbre, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, US‘Let us forget, just for a moment, “capitalism” and instead investigate the diversity of new forms of economic activities that are flourishing everywhere: this is the essential, energizing, message of J. K. Gibson-Graham, Kelly Dombroski and her colleagues. This innovative book must be absolutely put into all hands. It takes us on a long and rewarding journey around the world to explore ongoing experiences that all attempt to invent new ways of living together.’ -- Michel Callon, Centre de Socologie de l'Innnovation, Mines ParisTech, France'So much of the world's economy is informal, cooperative, community-based and unwaged: a diverse kaleidoscope of activities, all with their own ecologies, for worse . . . and often for better. How do they work? What work do they do? Finally a global, inclusive, and exhaustive guide to the planet s actually-existing economies.' --Paul Robbins, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US'In the face of a zombie capitalism that will not die, The Handbook of Diverse Economies offers the most potent response possible: the fierce creativity of life itself. The 58 essays of this book introduce us to a pluriverse of practical, non-capitalist lifeforms that are humane, socially grounded, and constantly evolving. Be prepared to enter a portal of new perspectives that loosens the grip of the capitalist imaginary and opens up a fertile transdisciplinary space for envisioning and making a new world.' --David Bollier, coauthor of Free, Fair and Alive: The Insurgent Power of the Commons'The Handbook of Diverse Economies marks a major milestone for the influential program of research, action, and experimentation initiated by Gibson-Graham's The End of Capitalism (As We Knew It) some 25 years ago. It presents an array of provocative strategies for ''doing economy'' differently, and for imagining and enacting different economic worlds.' --Jamie Peck, University of British Columbia, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to The Handbook of Diverse Economies : inventory as ethical intervention 1 J.K. Gibson-Graham and Kelly Dombroski PART I ENTERPRISE 2 Framing essay: the diversity of enterprise 26 Jenny Cameron 3 Worker cooperatives 40 Maliha Safri 4 Self-managed enterprise: worker-recuperated cooperatives in Argentina and Latin America 48 Ana Inés Heras and Marcelo Vieta 5 Community enterprise: diverse designs for community-owned energy infrastructure 56 Jarra Hicks 6 Eco-social enterprises: ethical business in a post-socialist context 65 Nadia Johanisova, Lucie Sovová and Eva Fraňková 7 Enterprising new worlds: social enterprise and the value of repair 74 Isaac Lyne and Anisah Madden 8 Anti-mafia enterprise: Italian strategies to counter violent economies 82 Christina Jerne 9 State and community enterprise: negotiating water management in rural Ireland 90 Patrick Bresnihan and Arielle Hesse 10 Independent and small businesses: diversity amongst the 99 per cent of businesses 98 Peter North 11 Homo economicus and the capitalist corporation: decentring authority and ownership 106 Jayme Walenta PART II LABOUR 12 Framing essay: the diversity of labour 116 Katharine McKinnon 13 Precarious labour: Russia’s ‘other’ transition 129 Marianna Pavlovskaya 14 The persistence of informal and unpaid labour: evidence from UK households 137 Colin C. Williams and Richard J. White 15 Paid and unpaid labour: feminist economic activism in a diverse economy 146 Megan Clement-Couzner 16 Caring labour: redistributing care work 154 Kelly Dombroski 17 Non-human ‘labour’: the work of Earth Others 163 Elizabeth Barron and Jaqueline Hess 18 Collectively performed reciprocal labour: reading for possibility 170 Katherine Gibson 19 Informal mining labour: economic plurality and household survival strategies 179 Pryor Placino 20 Migrant women’s labour: sustaining livelihoods through diverse economic practices in Accra, Ghana 186 Chizu Sato and Theresa Tufuor PART III TRANSACTIONS 21 Framing essay: the diversity of transactions 195 Gradon Diprose 22 Gleaning: transactions at the nexus of food, commons and waste 206 Oona Morrow 23 Direct producer–consumer transactions: Community Supported Agriculture and its offshoots 214 Ted White 24 Direct food provisioning: collective food procurement 223 Cristina Grasseni 25 Alternative currencies: diverse experiments 230 Peter North 26 Transacting services through time banking: renegotiating equality and reshaping work 238 Gradon Diprose 27 Fair trade: market-based ethical encounters and the messy entanglements of living well 246 Lindsay Naylor 28 Social procurement: generating social good through market transactions, directly and indirectly 254 Joanne McNeill 29 Sharing cities: new urban imaginaries for diverse economies 262 Darren Sharp PART IV PROPERTY 30 Framing essay: the diversity of property 271 Kevin St. Martin 31 Commoning property in the city: the ongoing work of making and remaking 283 Anna Kruzynski 32 Community land trusts: embracing the relationality of property 292 Louise Crabtree 33 Urban land markets in Africa: multiplying possibilities via a diverse economy reading 300 Colin Marx 34 A Slow Food commons: cultivating conviviality across a range of property forms 308 Melissa Kennedy 35 Free universities as academic commons 316 Esra Erdem 36 Diverse legalities: pluralism and instrumentalism 323 Bronwen Morgan and Declan Kuch PART V FINANCE 37 Framing essay: the diversity of finance 332 Maliha Safri and Yahya M. Madra 38 Islamic finance: diversity within difference 346 Gemma Bone Dodds and Jane Pollard 39 Rotating savings and credit associations: mutual aid financing 354 Caroline Shenaz Hossein 40 Indigenous finance: treaty settlement finance in Aotearoa New Zealand 362 Maria Bargh 41 Community finance: marshalling investments for community-owned renewable energy enterprises 370 Jarra Hicks 42 Hacking finance: experiments with algorithmic activism 379 Tuomo Alhojärvi PART VI SUBJECTIVITY 43 Framing essay: subjectivity in a diverse economy 389 Stephen Healy, Ceren Özselçuk and Yahya M. Madra 44 More-than-human agency: from the human economy to ecological livelihoods 402 Ethan Miller 45 On power and the uses of genealogy for building community economies 411 Nate Gabriel and Eric Sarmiento 46 Techniques for shifting economic subjectivity: promoting an assets-based stance with artists and artisans 419 Abby Templer Rodrigues 47 Affect and subjectivity: learning to be affected in diverse economies scholarship 428 Gerda Roelvink 48 Diverse subjectivities, sexualities and economies: challenging heteroand homonormativity 436 Gavin Brown 49 Journeys of postdevelopment subjectivity transformation: a shared narrative of scholars from the majority world 444 Anmeng Liu, S.M. Waliuzzaman, Huong Thi Do, Ririn Haryani and Sonam Pem PART VII METHODOLOGY 50 Framing essay: diverse economies methodology 453 Gerda Roelvink 51 Translating diverse economies in the Anglocene 467 Tuomo Alhojärvi and Pieta Hyvärinen 52 Reading for economic difference 476 J.K. Gibson-Graham 53 Field methods for assemblage analysis: tracing relations between difference and dominance 486 Eric Sarmiento 54 Visualizing and analysing diverse economies with GIS: a resource for performative research 493 Luke Drake 55 Working with Indigenous methodologies: Kaupapa Māori meets diverse economies 502 Joanne Waitoa and Kelly Dombroski 56 Action research for diverse economies 511 Jenny Cameron and Katherine Gibson 57 Focusing on assets: action research for an inclusive and diverse workplace 520 Leo Hwang 58 How to reclaim the economy using artistic means: the case of Company Drinks 527 Kathrin Böhm and Kuba Szreder Index 535

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Book SynopsisThe Geography of Entrepreneurial Psychology summarizes existing research and relevant insights from psychology, economics, management, sociology and geography to provide an overview to a new and innovative interdisciplinary field, answering the critical question 'what is a vibrant startup culture?' Mapping recent empirical advances and analysing regional differences in macro-psychological factors associated with entrepreneurship, the book discusses the role of historical trajectories of regional differences, considering their significance to contemporary entrepreneurial and geographical psychology. Chapters turn to established psychological theories, such as McClelland's Human Motivation Theory and the Big Five personality traits, to measure entrepreneurship culture and its persistence between regions and cities, delivering key implications for practice, education and policy in entrepreneurship. Setting a crucial agenda for future research, this cutting-edge book is vital reading for students and researchers of entrepreneurship cultures, particularly those focusing on regional differences. Psychologists and geographers will also benefit from this book’s multidisciplinary insights into spatial aspects of entrepreneurial psychology.Trade Review'Places with vivid start-up and entrepreneurial cultures are more likely to thrive. Yet we know little about what makes a place prone or averse to entrepreneurship. Obschonka, Fritsch and Stuetzer address this issue, in an exciting and thought-provoking way, by delving into the psychology of places. A must read for those interested in this last frontier of entrepreneurial research.' -- Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, London School of Economics, UK'Entrepreneurship is not random. The decision to become an entrepreneur is shaped by someone's social and physical environment, the way he or she grew up, and personality characteristics rooted in someone's genetic make-up. This excellent book puts all of this together in a state-of-the-art analysis of the geography of entrepreneurial psychology.' -- Sjoerd Beugelsdijk, University of Groningen, the Netherlands'This pathbreaking new book cracks what may prove to be the final frontier linking entrepreneurship to regional economic performance - the role of culture. By using a personality-based approach, this book is able not only to identify the cultural profile of regions but also analyze its impact on entrepreneurship and ultimately why economic performance varies across geographic space. Both scholars and thought leaders in policy and business wanting to understand why some places are more entrepreneurial and do better than others are well advised to start with this book.' -- David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Entrepreneurship and psychology in geographic context: introduction 2. Micro-level psychology of entrepreneurship 3. Geographic variation of psychological factors associated with entrepreneurship 4. Persistence of regional entrepreneurship 5. Historical roots 6. Implications for practice, education and policy 7. Agenda for future research 8. Summary and outlook References Index

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Book SynopsisThis is a guide to understanding entrepreneurial ecosystems: what they are, why they matter, and to whom they matter. Ben Spigel explores this popular new theory of economic development, locating the intellectual roots of ecosystems, explaining the practices and processes that allow ecosystems to support the creation and growth of innovative entrepreneurial firms. Investigating why some places are able to support innovative, high-growth entrepreneurship while others cannot, this book looks at the characteristics of entrepreneurial places in both developed and developing countries to identify the role of factors such as culture, social networks and economic history. Going beyond just the different combinations of different people and factors of a place, Spigel explores the social and economic processes such as learning and entrepreneurial recycling that power how ecosystems develop and influence high-growth venture creation. Entrepreneurship and economic geography scholars will appreciate the strong theoretical exploration of this new approach to understanding entrepreneurship. It will also be a helpful read for public officials, policy makers, and ecosystems builders looking to delve further into this prominent new concept in local economic development policy. Trade Review‘Spigel’s insight has paved the way for advancing knowledge on entrepreneurial ecosystems – a dynamic and interdisciplinary field that will continue evolving and expanding its research scopes and depths.’ -- Li-Chun Lin, International Journal of Sustainable Society'With rapid digitalisation of the economy, entrepreneurial ecosystems have emerged as a novel cluster type to support the start-up and scale-up of new entrepreneurial ventures. This development creates important challenges for policy and practice. Ben Spigel's book provides a timely account of this evolving phenomenon.' --Erkko Autio, Imperial College London, UK'Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Theory, Practice and Futures is a much needed introduction to the main ideas of the emerging entrepreneurial ecosystem approach. It provides an excellent stock taking of the academic literature on entrepreneurial ecosystem, by one of its leading intellectuals.' --Erik Stam, Utrecht University School of Economics, the Netherlands'Ben Spigel has moved our collective thinking about entrepreneurship ecosystems a big step forward with his new book, which should be read by all who consider themselves entrepreneurship ecosystems practitioners or entrepreneurship policy makers.' --Daniel Isenberg, Columbia Business School, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Intellectual Foundations of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems 3. The Actors and Factors of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems 4. Ecosystem Practices and Processes 5. Global Entrepreneurial Ecosystems 6. Critiques of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems 7. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisDevelopments in recent decades have led to money and finance assuming unprecedented influence over almost every aspect of economic and social life. Making the case for a geography of money, this multidisciplinary Handbook argues it is necessary to think spatially about the constitution and expressions of money and financial systems in the wake of the 2007?-2008 Global Financial Crisis.High-quality, research-based contributions from leading international scholars illustrate how the operation and regulation of monetary and financial systems both shape and are shaped by local, national and global developments. Examining four key dimensions of this geography, they consider the different spaces of monetary relations and instabilities, how money and finance contribute to geographically uneven economic development, the regulatory spaces of money, and the emergence of alternative forms and circuits of finance outside the established banking system. Timely and discerning, this book will be of particular importance to geographers, political scientists, sociologists, economists and planners. It will also be of great interest to all those concerned with how money shapes and reshapes socio-economic space, as well as how it conditions local and regional development.Contributors: M.B. Aalbers, D.S. Bieri, D. Bryan, B. Christophers, G.L. Clark, J. Corpateaux, O. Crevoisier, K. Datta, A.D. Dixon, S. Dörry, G.A. Dymski, M. Gray, B. Klagge, J. Knox-Hayes, S. Köppe, G. Marandola, R. Martin, P. North, P. O'Brien, L. Papi, A. Pike, M. Pilkington, J. Pollard, M. Pryke, M. Rafferty, L. Rethel, E. Sarno, B.A. Searle, M. Shabani, T.J. Sinclair, E. Slack, P. Sunley, T. Theurillat, T. Wainwright, D. Wigan, D. Wójcik, G. Yeung, A. Zazzaro, B. ZhangTrade Review‘This is an interesting and well-referenced book that contains a lot of useful knowledge about the world’s financial and monetary systems.’ -- Gordon F. Mulligan, Economic Development QuarterlyTable of ContentsContents: INTRODUCTION 1. The Geography of Money and Finance Ron Martin and Jane Pollard PART I THE CASE FOR A GEOGRAPHY OF MONEY 2. On the Geography of Bubbles and Financial Crises Gary A. Dymski and Mimoza Shabani 3. The Geographical Political Economy of Money and Finance after the Great Crisis: Beyond ‘Market Discipline’ Brett Christophers 4. The Territorial Governance of the Financial Industry Jose Corpataux, Olivier Crevoisier and Thierry Theurillat 5. The Map and the Territory: Exploring Capital’s New Financialised Spatialities Dick Bryan, Mike Rafferty and Duncan Wigan 6. ‘This Time it’s Different’… and Why it Matters: The Shifting Geographies of Money, Finance and Risks Michael Pryke PART II MONEY, THE SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AND UNEVEN GEOGRAPHICAL DEVELOPMENT 7. The Spatial Structure of the Financial System and the Funding of Regional Business: A Comparison of Britain and Germany Britta Klagge, Ron Martin and Peter Sunley 8. The Geographical Network of Bank Organizations: Issues and Evidence for Italy Luca Papi, Emma Sarno and Alberto Zazzaro 9. Innovation and Stock Markets: International Evidence on Manufacturing and Services Dariusz Wójcik 10. The Financialisation and Governance of Infrastructure Peter O’Brien and Andy Pike 11. The Geography of Local Public Finance Enid Slack 12. The State as Institutional Investor: Unpacking the Geographical Political Economy of Sovereign Wealth Funds Adam D. Dixon 13. Geographies of Mortgage Markets Manuel B. Aalbers 14. Geographies of Assets and Debt Beverley A. Searle and Stephan Köppe 15. The Financial Legacy of Pension Fund Capitalism Gordon L. Clark PART III SPACES OF FINANCIAL AND MONETARY REGULATION 16. Regulatory Space and the Flow of Funds across the Hierarchy of Money David S. Bieri 17. Regulatory Spaces in Global Finance Sabine Dörry 18. Emerging Onshore-Offshore Services: The Case of Asset-Backed Finance Markets in Europe Thomas Wainwright 19. Banking Reform in China: A Balancing Act between Financial Viability and Financial Security Godfrey Yeung 20. Credit Rating Agencies are Poorly Understood and the Rules Developed for Them Will Not Work Ginevra Marandola and Timothy J. Sinclair PART IV NEW AND EMERGING MONEY SPACES 21. Alternative Circuits of Capital: Parallel Economies of Environmental Finance Janelle Knox Hayes 22. Geographies of Alternative, Complimentary and Community Currencies Peter North 23. ‘Mainstreaming; the Alternative’; The Financialisation of Transnational Migrant Remittances Kavita Datta 24. The Imaginary Landscapes of Islamic Finance and the Global Financial Crisis Lena Rethel 25. Crowdfunding: Understanding Diversity Mia Gray and Bryan Zhang 26. Bitcoin through the Lens of Complexity Theory Marc Pilkington Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction provides a comprehensive guide to the vibrant and expanding global production network (GPN) approach. Neil M. Coe deftly explores the antecedents and theoretical underpinnings of GPN analysis, as well as debates and controversies surrounding the approach and its position in wider interdisciplinary discussions. He argues overall that, during a time of profound ongoing challenges within the global economic system, the need for a GPN framework has never been more pressing.Key features include: an up-to-date assessment of current debates in the literature an integrated perspective on how GPN thinking can aid understanding of capitalist uneven development a wide range of sectoral and geographical examples a thorough discussion of connections to cognate debates in the wider social sciences and business and management studies identification of future research challenges in the field. In short, Advanced Introduction to Global Production Networks is an ideal introductory book for students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in geography, economics and business looking to understand the organization and dynamics of the global economy.Trade Review’Neil Coe presents an engaging and impressively lucid introduction to global production networks as a powerful framework for understanding cross-border flows of goods and services and their geographical energies and outcomes. As one of the framework's architects, Coe expertly takes the reader through its core tenets, as well as inviting us to consider its potential for grasping some of the major challenges facing the global economy in the 2020s.’ -- - Alex Hughes, Newcastle University, UK’Coe’s book offers a much needed, comprehensive elaboration of the GPN approach, detailing its origins, elements, features, and the processes through which GPN couplings shape regional development outcomes. It is a highly accessible and thorough resource for scholars and students interested in studying and understanding the organization, governance, geographies, and development implications of global production networks today. Superbly organized and written, this Advanced Introduction will be an essential reference and guide for years to come.’ -- - James T. Murphy, Clark University, US’Coe navigates the complex world of global production networks in a highly informative and lucid way. He weaves diverse approaches to the analysis of global production networks into an articulate synthesis of a rapidly evolving GPN literature. This book is a must read for all scholars and students examining the dynamics of global production, distribution and trade, and wider social and environmental implications. It provides crucial insights into contemporary global economic development.’ -- - Stephanie Barrientos, The University of Manchester, UK’Neil M. Coe’s Advanced Introduction provides all you need to know about global production networks in one place. Smartly organized, comprehensive but succinct, and easy to follow but precise, this is the perfect book for all those who want to know how the geography of global production is changing and why.’ -- - Stefano Ponte, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. A global production network world? 3. Organization 4. Territoriality 5. Firm strategies 6. Institutional landscapes 7. Strategic coupling 8. Contested development 9. Futures References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction provides a comprehensive guide to the vibrant and expanding global production network (GPN) approach. Neil M. Coe deftly explores the antecedents and theoretical underpinnings of GPN analysis, as well as debates and controversies surrounding the approach and its position in wider interdisciplinary discussions. He argues overall that, during a time of profound ongoing challenges within the global economic system, the need for a GPN framework has never been more pressing.Key features include: an up-to-date assessment of current debates in the literature an integrated perspective on how GPN thinking can aid understanding of capitalist uneven development a wide range of sectoral and geographical examples a thorough discussion of connections to cognate debates in the wider social sciences and business and management studies identification of future research challenges in the field. In short, Advanced Introduction to Global Production Networks is an ideal introductory book for students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in geography, economics and business looking to understand the organization and dynamics of the global economy.Trade Review’Neil Coe presents an engaging and impressively lucid introduction to global production networks as a powerful framework for understanding cross-border flows of goods and services and their geographical energies and outcomes. As one of the framework's architects, Coe expertly takes the reader through its core tenets, as well as inviting us to consider its potential for grasping some of the major challenges facing the global economy in the 2020s.’ -- - Alex Hughes, Newcastle University, UK’Coe’s book offers a much needed, comprehensive elaboration of the GPN approach, detailing its origins, elements, features, and the processes through which GPN couplings shape regional development outcomes. It is a highly accessible and thorough resource for scholars and students interested in studying and understanding the organization, governance, geographies, and development implications of global production networks today. Superbly organized and written, this Advanced Introduction will be an essential reference and guide for years to come.’ -- - James T. Murphy, Clark University, US’Coe navigates the complex world of global production networks in a highly informative and lucid way. He weaves diverse approaches to the analysis of global production networks into an articulate synthesis of a rapidly evolving GPN literature. This book is a must read for all scholars and students examining the dynamics of global production, distribution and trade, and wider social and environmental implications. It provides crucial insights into contemporary global economic development.’ -- - Stephanie Barrientos, The University of Manchester, UK’Neil M. Coe’s Advanced Introduction provides all you need to know about global production networks in one place. Smartly organized, comprehensive but succinct, and easy to follow but precise, this is the perfect book for all those who want to know how the geography of global production is changing and why.’ -- - Stefano Ponte, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. A global production network world? 3. Organization 4. Territoriality 5. Firm strategies 6. Institutional landscapes 7. Strategic coupling 8. Contested development 9. Futures References Index

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Book SynopsisThe field of regional development is subject to an ever-increasing multiplicity of concepts and theories seeking to explain uneven competitiveness. In particular, economic geographers and spatial economists have rapidly developed the theoretical tools by which to approach such analyses. The aim of this Handbook is to take stock of regional competitiveness and complementary concepts as a means of presenting a state-of-the-art discussion of the advanced theories, perspectives and empirical explanations that help make sense of the determinants of uneven development across regions. Drawing on an international field of leading scholars, the book is assembled and organized so that readers can first learn of the theoretical underpinnings of regional competitiveness and development theory, before moving on to deeper discussions of key factors and principal elements, the emergence of allied concepts, empirical applications, and the policy context. International in its scope, including global empirical analysis, the book is a definitive resource in terms of providing access to some of the seminal research and thinking on regional competitiveness. This contemporary Handbook is an ideal reference for students and academics in the fields of economic geography and spatial economics. It will also appeal to policymakers and other stakeholders involved in regional economic development.Contributors include: K. Aiginger, P. Annoni, M.J. Aranguren, D. Audretsch, P.-A. Balland, R. Boschma, R. Camagni, R. Cellini, J. Crespo, P. Di Caro, L. Dijkstra, J. Fagerberg, M. Firgo, U. Fratesi, R. Harris, R. Huggins, J. Jansson, C. Ketels, I. Lengyel, E. Magro, E.J. Malecki, A. Mamtora, R. Martin, P. McCann, H. Menendez, P. Ni, R. Ortega-Argilés, I. Periáñez, A. Richardson, A. Rodríguez-Pose, L. Saez, J. Shen, M. Srholec, M. Storper, P. Sunley, M. Thissen, P. Thompson, G. Torrisi, I. Turok, F. van Oort, Y. Wang, A. Waxell, C. Wilkie, J.R. WilsonTrade Review'This book helps us better understand the geography of economic competitiveness. With contributions from an international cast of leading scholars, it shows what works and what doesn't and what it means for efforts to improve the competitiveness of regions and nations.' --(Richard Florida, University of Toronto, Canada)Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introducing Regional Competitiveness and Development: Contemporary Theories and Perspectives Robert Huggins and Piers Thompson PART I REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH 2. Explaining Regional Growth and Change Michael Storper 3. Measuring and Monitoring Regional Competitiveness in the European Union Paola Annoni and Lewis Dijkstra 4. Regional Competitiveness and Economic Growth: The Evolution of Explanatory Models Richard Harris 5. Explaining Regional Economic Performance: The Role of Competitiveness, Specialization and Capabilities Jan Fagerberg and Martin Srholec 6. Economic Competitiveness and Regional Development Dynamics Edward J. Malecki PART II THE PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS OF REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS 7. Regional Competitiveness: Connecting an Old Concept With New Goals Karl Aiginger and Matthias Firgo 8. Regional Economic Competition and Place-Based Policies Frank Van Oort and Mark Thissen 9. The Dynamics of Regional Competitiveness Ugo Fratesi 10. Territorial Capital, Competitiveness and Regional Development Roberto Camagni 11. A Network Theory of Regional Competitiveness: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Growth Robert Huggins and Piers Thompson PART III REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, RESILIENCE AND QUALITY 12. Resilience, Networks and Competitiveness: A Conceptual Framework Joan Crespo, Ron Boschma and Pierre-Alexandre Balland 13. Competitiveness and Regional Economic Resilience Ron Martin and Peter Sunley 14. Regional Resilience in Italy: Do Employment and Income Tell the Same Story? Roberto Cellini, Paolo Di Caro and GianpieroTorrisi 15. Quality and Space: A Framework for Quality-Based Regional Competitiveness Johan Jansson and Anders Waxell PART IV COMPETITIVENESS AND EMERGING REGIONS 16. Innovation and Competitiveness in the Periphery of Europe Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Callum Wilkie 17. Urban Land, Infrastructure and Competitiveness in the Global South Ivan Turok 18. Competitive and Uncompetitive Regions in Transition Economies: The Case of the Visegrad Post-Socialist Countries Imre Lengyel PART V URBAN REGIONS AND CITY COMPETITIVENESS 19. Urban Sustainable Competitiveness: A Comparative Analysis of 500 Cities Around The World Pengfei Ni and Yufei Wang 20. Competition and Cooperation in the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Region Jianfa Shen 21. Measuring Urban Competitiveness In Europe Lucía Sáez and Iñaki Periáñez PART VI REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGIES AND POLICY 22. Upgrading Regional Competitiveness: What Role for Regional Governments? Christian Ketels 23. The Strategic Management of Places and Regional Competitiveness David Audretsch, Hugo Menendez, Aileen Richardson and Apexa Mamtora 24. Regional Competitiveness, Policy Transfer and Smart Specialization Philip Mccann and Raquel Ortega-Argilés 25. Regional Competitiveness Policy in an Era of Smart Specialization Strategies Mari José Aranguren, Edurne Magro and James R. Wilson Index

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Book SynopsisThis book presents multidisciplinary research that expands our understanding of the innovation system (IS) and the entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) perspectives on regional economic development. It critically reviews the two concepts and explores the promise and the limits of bridging IS and EE, particularly as applied outside of the bubbling global hubs or to the types of entrepreneurship different from the high-growth variety. Building on these insights, it delves deeper into the links between the academic knowledge and its practical applications in a variety of contexts - from a vibrant London suburb to Latin American countries - with the goal of offering place-specific policy implications. Additionally, the authors advance the inquiry by examining some of the overlooked dimensions of the systemic approaches to economic development such as informal and social entrepreneurship and offers a comprehensive view of the current research at the intersection of the IS and the EE frameworks from the practical perspective. Entrepreneurship and innovation - and relatively new ways to study and understand those within the systems framework - are at the forefront of scholarly and policy debate on economic growth at the moment, making this an important and timely work for academics and policy makers. Contributors include: V. Andonova, M. Belitski, J.E. Cassiolato, A.P. da Costa e Silva Lima, C. De Fuentes, G. de Oliveira Santos, M. del Carmen Roman Roig, N.A. Dentchev, A. Diaz Gonzalez, J. Federico, A. Godley, M. Gonzalo, A. Guerrero Alvarado, S. Ibarra Garcia, H. Kantis, R. Lèbre La Rovere, M.C.J. Lustosa, H.M. Martins Lastres, F. Modrego, J.A. Peerally, J. A. Perez-Lopez, M.G. Pessoa de Matos, M.G. Pezzi, R. Pugh, M.G.v. B. Podcameni, J. Schmutzler, V. Servantie, A. Tsvetkova, J.M. Zabala-IturriagagoitiaTrade Review'This book is the first to span the vast void that has separated two distinct research and policy worlds - entrepreneurial ecosystems and innovation systems. In this thoughtful and insightful book, the authors are able to highlight and articulate both the commonalities as well as the unique features distinguishing entrepreneurial ecosystems and innovation systems. Both researchers and thought leaders in business and policy will benefit from reading this important and pathbreaking new book paving the way for linking entrepreneurship to innovation in the context of ecosystems.' --David Audretsch, Indiana University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction. Entrepreneurial Ecosystems meet Innovation Systems: Synergies, policy lessons and overlooked dimensions Jana Schmutzler, Rhiannon Pugh and Alexandra Tsvetkova Part I The promise and the limits of bridging the Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Innovation Systems approaches 1. Bridging the literature on Innovation Systems and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Cross-fertilizations for understanding knowledge-intensive, social and environmental entrepreneurship Renata Lèbre La Rovere, Marcelo Gerson Pessoa de Matos, Guilherme de Oliveira Santos and Antonio Pedro da Costa e Silva Lima 2. Entrepreneurial Ecosystems meet Innovation Systems: Building bridges from Latin America to the Global South Hugo Kantis, Manuel Gonzalo, Juan Federico and Sabrina Ibarra Garcia 3. The Role of diaspora in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and National Innovation Systems Veneta Andonova, Jonathan A. Perez-Lopez and Jana Schmutzler Part II Policy lessons from the systems perspectives 4. Beyond IP and rich infrastructure! A community service learning perspective on the universities’ supportive role towards social entrepreneurs Abel Diaz Gonzalez, Nikolay A. Dentchev and Maria del Carmen Roman Roig 5. The entrepreneurial propensity of the Swedish National Innovation System: New challenges for policy makers Jon Mikel Zabala-Iturriagagoitia 6. Territory, development and systemic innovation: A Southern perspective José Eduardo Cassiolato, Maria Gabriela v. B. Podcameni, Helena Maria Martins Lastres and Maria Cecília Junqueira Lustosa 7. The synergy approach to understand Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem Taxonomy Maksim Belitski and Andrew Godley Part III The overlooked dimensions of the systems perspectives 8. Beyond entrepreneurial culture in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystems framework: Contributions from economic anthropology Maria Giulia Pezzi and Félix Modrego 9. Typifying latecomer social entrepreneurs by ownership structure: Learning and building knowledge from Innovation Systems Jahan Ara Peerally and Claudia De Fuentes 10. Entrepreneurial Ecosystems as a mechanism to promote economic formality in emerging economies: The Case of Bogota Andres Guerrero Alvarado and Vinciane Servantie Epilogue. The systems perspective on economic development: The past, the present and the future Rhiannon Pugh, Jana Schmutzler and Alexandra Tsvetkova Index

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Book SynopsisInnovation and entrepreneurship are often considered two sides of the same coin. But are the links between innovation and entrepreneurship as inextricable as we think? From Innovation to Entrepreneurship questions this seemingly interdependent relationship, highlighting the different requirements of innovation and entrepreneurship. This book disentangles theories of innovation and entrepreneurship, empirically revealing the overlaps and differences between them. Demonstrating that the pursuit of entrepreneurship is the key to economic development, Yasuyuki Motoyama explores the concept that people are at the heart of entrepreneurship ecosystems. Motoyama's provocative and nuanced approach makes this book critical reading for scholars of economic geography, urban planning and business. It will also be of interest to practitioners and policy makers working in government, economic development agencies and non-profit support organizations.Trade Review‘From Innovation to Entrepreneurship is an interesting book by a scholar who has been on the frontlines of practical entrepreneurship research for several years. By focusing on two cities outside the coasts, Motoyama has brought new insights to our understanding of entrepreneurial ecosystems. This is a welcome break from the usual focus on Silicon Valley and Route 128 seen too often in the literature.’ -- Joshua C Hall, The Review of Regional Studies'Yasuyuki (Yas) Motoyama has done a splendid job distinguishing innovation from entrepreneurship and demonstrating that the former does not lead lock step to the latter. In providing an excellent review of the literature on innovation, he explains how knowledge spillovers are assumed to foster entrepreneurship. He presents an empirical analysis of U.S. metropolitan areas and two case studies of entrepreneurship in Kansas City and in St. Louis. With this quantitative and qualitative evidence, he explain how entrepreneurship works in practice. In doing so, he exposes the limitations of the linear and rationalistic model of innovation-led entrepreneurship, and offers sound guidance about how to improve policies and practices designed to promote entrepreneurship. He concludes with ''dos and don'ts'' and an argument for ''human'' instead of technology transfer that could greatly improve entrepreneurship policy. Motoyama's book should be required reading both for scholars interested in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystems, and policy-makers who want to promote entrepreneurship.' --Emil E. Malizia, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US'This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of entrepreneurship, providing detailed empirical evidence on the drivers of entrepreneurial activity in cities and regions which challenges many widely held views on why there are geographical variations in entrepreneurial activity. By clearly demonstrating the locally embedded nature of the entrepreneurial process Yas Motoyama provides a powerful critique of current policies to stimulate entrepreneurship.' --Colin Mason, University of Glasgow, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Promoting entrepreneurship, but what kind? 2. Why beyond Innovation and why entrepreneurship? 3. What does the nationwide data say? 4. What do entrepreneurs do in the City of Fountains? A case study of Kansas City 5. How did the Gateway City transform its entrepreneurship? A case study of St. Louis 6. What information sources do entrepreneurs follow? Network analysis with Twitter data 7. Conclusion: Beyond innovation to an entrepreneurship model References Index

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Book SynopsisIncreased emphasis on the links between regional diversity and regional knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship highlights the need for a focus on the spatial aspects of these multifaceted, dynamic relationships in order to improve our understanding. By means of a conceptual approach, this timely book illustrates the links between innovation and economic development through the role of space. This thought-provoking book addresses the questions regarding diversity, innovation and clusters that require further investigation and analysis. Chapters written by expert contributors bring together cutting-edge theoretical and empirical studies to consider issues such as how spatial diversity affects collaboration, knowledge and innovation; how innovation arises in various locations; how innovative approaches can be identified for local regeneration; and how the growing visibility and importance of start-up companies in the global economy can be analysed. Diversity, Innovation and Clusters will be a key resource for students and academics researching in the fields of economic geography, regional economics, innovation and entrepreneurship. This book provides insights that will be crucial for providing policy makers, planners and consultants with a more comprehensive decision-making platform by utilising spatial perspectives as a driving force for economic growth and development. Contributors include: T. Arvemo, D. Bartlett, K. Berg, I. Bernhard, U. Gråsjö, T. Grønning, M. Imase, I. Jonsson, C. Karlsson, N. Kishida, U. Lundh Snis, M. McKelvey, T. Maeno, L. Mósesdóttir, T. Mroczkowski, G.F. Mulligan, M. Okuyama, A.K. Olsson, K. Sakakura, T. YasuiTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: diversity, innovation and clusters – spatial perspectives 1 Iréne Bernhard, Urban Gräsjö and Charlie Karlsson 2 A high-tech trajectory in a commodity-dependent economy: modern biotechnology in Norway 11 Terje Grønning 3 Tentative indices for regional economic development: an exploratory study using Swedish municipal data 44 Tobias Arvemo and Urban Gräsjö 4 Inclusive place innovation as a means for local community regeneration 57 Iréne Bernhard, Anna Karin Olsson and Ulrika Lundh Snis 5 Patent generation in US metropolitan areas 81 Gordon F. Mulligan 6 Theorizing transformative innovations: the role of agency in real critical junctures 102 Lilja Mósesdóttir and Ivar Jonsson 7 Exploring industrial PhD students and perceptions of their impact on firm innovation 125 Karin Berg and Maureen McKelvey 8 Globalizing startups: business development organizations in the Bay Area 157 David Bartlett and Tomasz Mroczkowski 9 As an element of the regional innovation cluster, the citizen/ non-profit sector fulfills the “seedbed function” of the new industry 186 Masashi Imase 10 The factors in the establishment of the Shizuoka sake brewing cluster: regional human resources enabling open innovation 207 Nobuyuki Kishida 11 The empirical study on the emergence and diffusion process of design-driven innovation initiated by knowledge creation: from the field study in the industrial cluster of the Sumida Ward, Tokyo 230 Mutsumi Okuyama, Toshiyuki Yasui, Takashi Maneo and Kyosuke Sakakura Index 259

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Book SynopsisExploring the process of university collaboration from the perspective of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), this book offers an in-depth examination of the collaboration process, dispelling the myth of the disengagement of these firms. Andrew Johnston and Robert Huggins present a thorough account of how SMEs can “unlock the ivory tower” and gain access to university knowledge to support their own innovation.Outlining and discussing the intellectual roots of research in this field in an accessible way, the book focuses on SMEs to provide insight to an often overlooked group of firms. Chapters show how the closeness of the partners in terms of network membership, working culture and practice, and technical language drive the formation and function of these collaborative links, offering a holistic account of this from idea generation to the completion of projects.This will be an essential read for academics researching innovation and the role of universities, as well as knowledge exchange practitioners wishing to further their understanding of collaboration processes. Policymakers seeking to explore how and why SMEs engage in open innovation practices will also find this an invigorating book.Trade Review‘Fostering university–industry collaboration has become an important concern for regional policymakers over recent decades in the context of the rise of systemic approaches to innovation and the evolution of university roles to integrate a “third mission” alongside their teaching and research functions. In focusing specifically on the relationship between universities and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), this book by Andrew Johnston and Rob Huggins addresses a subset of university–industry collaboration that is underrepresented in the existing literature, but of key policy importance given the predominance of SMEs in regional economies. Indeed, in the context of societal challenges related to green, digital and demographic transitions that require more sophisticated cooperation within territorial innovation systems, there is a pressing need to understand the specific characteristics of effective collaborative relationships between academia and SMEs. The book is informed by empirical analysis that is in many ways specific to the UK context, and will therefore be of special interest to UK academics and policymakers.’ -- James R. Wilson, Regional Studies Journal’This is a much needed book on university-industry collaboration. Compellingly, it is rooted in research on this topic, but it also develops the practical implications of how university-industry collaboration should be approached. A must-read for both researchers and practitioners in university-industry collaboration and technology transfer.’ -- - Markus Perkmann, Imperial College London, UK‘This detailed study of university industry links focuses on the ways in which a diverse set of SMEs collaborate with universities. Often such studies emphasise particular technology sectors or high tech regions, but this book is refreshing in its study of varied SMEs across the UK, and draws out implications for all kinds of universities and places. Johnston and Huggins bring a detailed insight into university-industry links and the evolution of UK policy to develop important findings on the importance of proximity in future policy.’ -- - David Charles, Northumbria University, UK‘This important new book highlights how SMEs working in tandem with universities can deliver an innovative impact way beyond their size. Through their penetrating analysis, Johnston and Huggins highlight a new strategy for cities and regions to ignite the innovative potential of SMEs through fostering key relationships with universities.’ -- - David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Tamsin Mann 1. University–industry collaboration: why it matters 2. Framing collaboration: alliances, networks, and open innovation 3. Collaboration and the ‘engaged’ university 4. University–industry collaboration: formation and function 5. Universities and the UK economy 6. Ideation and motivation 7. Partner selection and assessing credibility 8. Absorbing and utilising knowledge 9. Understanding the results of collaboration 10. Conclusions and implications References Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book offers important new insights into the boundaries between political and financial geographies, focusing on the links between the changing strategies, policies and institutions of the state. It investigates banks and other financial institutions affected by both state policies and a globalizing financial system, and the financial resources available to firms as well as households. In so doing, the book highlights how an empirical focus on the semi-periphery of the financial system may generate new perspectives on the entanglement between geopolitics and finance. Chapters explore a range of place-specific relations, highlighting the impact of state-led reforms, the importance of models, innovation and adaptation to local conditions, and bank intermediation. Conceptually, the book engages with insights from a variety of disciplines in order to explore the connections between geo-political and geo-economic discourses, public finance and foreign policy, the practices and localization of financial institutions, and the evolution of strategies for globalizing firms. Political and financial geographers will find this book to be a compelling read, as it sheds new light on the semi-periphery, which is often overlooked in studies addressing the global financial system. Economic policy-makers working on the nexus between politics, finance and development will also benefit from reading this book. Contributors include: S. Ageeva, G. Battisti, F. Betioli Contel, S. Grandi, J. Jafri, G. Lim, A. Mishura, T.T. Nguyen, M. Percoco, U. Rosati, C. Sellar, E. Stavrova, E. YilmazTrade Review'In examining the boundaries between political and financial geographies, Grandi, Sellar and Jafri pose important questions about the nature and interrelations of geography, law, science, politics and finance. Their volume represents a rich tapestry that examines the evolution of international financial institutions as well as their social, political and economic ramifications across ''semi-peripheral financial areas''. The emphasis on the complex web of relations between governments, firms and households across under-represented locations deepens the reader's understanding of the intricate flows of finance as they operate across time and place, with a geo-political focus that links power, politics and policy. This is an impressive volume that will speak to academics and practitioners with an interest in financial geography alike.' --Janelle Knox-Hayes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US'The contemporary world economy is a financialized one. The editors and authors of this collection are very successful in analysing some of the significant political geographical dimensions of the global and networked finance in semi-peripheries that have hitherto been mostly neglected in English-language scholarship. Founded on extensive empirical materials and laced with cogent conceptual insights, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in the spatialities of finance of the contemporary geopolitical condition.' --Sami Moisio, University of Helsinki, FinlandTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Dariusz Wójcik ix Introduction: theorizing semi-peripheral geographies of finance and banking 1 Christian Sellar, Silvia Grandi and Juvaria Jafri 1 Geofinance/banking between political and financial geographies 15 Christian Sellar, Silvia Grandi and Juvaria Jafri PART I SPATIAL STRUCTURES OF FINANCE AND BANKING 2 The geography of International Financial Institutions: what can this tell us? 31 Silvia Grandi 3 Shadow banking: a geographical interpretation 47 Gianfranco Battisti 4 Spatial development and offshore financial chains 65 Umberto Rosati 5 Financial system and urban networks: an empirical analysis of Brazilian territory 79 Fabio Betioli Contel PART II THE STATE–BANK–FIRM NEXUS IN THE FINANCE SEMI-PERIPHERIES 6 Italian banks and business services as knowledge pipelines for SMEs: examples from Central and Eastern Europe 91 Christian Sellar 7 Spatial aspects of the Russian banking system: transformation and access to credit for small Russian firms 120 Svetlana Ageeva and Anna Mishura 8 Bulgaria’s banking system: outside and inside the financial geography of Europe 138 Elena Stavrova 9 Banking reform in Vietnam: persistence of the state? 155 Guanie Lim and Thong Tien Nguyen PART III MICRO-LEVEL ACTION AND REACTION OF PEOPLE AND FIRMS 10 Cross-currency swaps and local credit money creation in the Turkish banking system 176 Engin Yılmaz 11 Geographical aspects of recent banking crises in Italy 195 Marco Percoco 12 Shadow financial citizenship and the contradictions of financial inclusion in Pakistan 213 Juvaria Jafri Index 243

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Book SynopsisA novel contribution to the growing field of regional innovation policies, this timely book combines recent theoretical developments and empirical contributions. With a keen focus on non-core regions, some of the top scholars in the field discuss the topics of regional path transformation, place-based strategy and policy learning. Analysing the role of EU institutions, the book includes a thematic section on EU regional and innovation policies as well as four key case studies of peripheral European regions, Galicia, Apulia, Malopolska and Agder. By analysing these case studies, the authors offer advice on how to improve regional innovation policies and systems within a modern context, where smart specialisation dominates and competitiveness is increasingly relevant. EU studies, innovation and regional studies scholars will appreciate the blend of empirical evidence and theory. It will also be useful to policy-makers in charge of innovation policies at regional as well as EU level. Contributors include: C. Ares, A. Arrona, B.T. Asheim, E. Baier, C.A.M. del Carmen Sánchez-Carreira, I. Dileo, J. Gancarczyk, M. Gancarczyk, M. González-López, R. Hassink, A. Isaksen, J. Karlsen, R.N.S.S. J.P. Knudsen, M. Larrea, F. Losurdo, M. Najda-Janoszka, Ó. Rodil-Marzábal, S. Strickert, M. Trippl, P. Varela-Vázquez, X. Vence-Deza, A. ZenkerTable of ContentsContents List of contributors vii Introduction: regional innovation systems and regional innovation policies 1 Manuel González-López and Bjørn T. Asheim 1 The role of the Regional Innovation System approach in contemporary regional policy: is it still relevant in a globalised world? 12 Bjørn T. Asheim, Arne Isaksen and Michaela Trippl 2 Advancing place-based regional innovation policies 30 Robert Hassink 3 Policy learning in regions: the potential of co-generative research methodologies to help responsible innovation 46 Ainhoa Arrona, James Karlsen and Miren Larrea 4 Regional autonomy and innovation policy 66 Elisabeth Baier and Andrea Zenker 5 EU regional development policy, from regional convergence to development through innovation 92 Cristina Ares 6 An overview of the European Union innovation policy from the regional perspective 113 María del Carmen Sánchez-Carreira 7 Regional Innovation Systems and regional disparities in the Euro area: insights for regional innovation policy 139 Óscar Rodil-Marzabal and Xavier Vence-Deza 8 The effects of projects funded by the EU Framework Programmes on regional innovation and scientific performance 162 Pedro Varela-Vazquez and Manuel González-López 9 Evolution and change of the Galician innovation system and policies 188 Manuel González-López 10 The evolution of regional innovation policy in a peripheral area: the case of Apulia region 207 Ivano Dileo and Francesco Losurdo 11 Regional innovation system and policy in Malopolska, Poland: an institutionalised learning 225 Marta Gancarczyk, Marta Najda-Janoszka and Jacek Gancarczyk 12 The Agder region: an innovation policy case study 252 Roger Normann, Sissel Strickert and Jon P. Knudsen Index 271

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Book SynopsisUsing a geographic lens to examine the adoption and dissemination of, and attention to ‘fake news’, this timely and important book explores how misinformation in the digital age calls attention to the multiple geographic dimensions of online fictions, conspiracy theories and political disinformation.Chapters delve into how social and digital media have rescaled and disrupted relations of trust and authority in the (mis)information age. The book draws on quantitative data and qualitative cases to shed light on the geographies of misinformation, covering urban legends, political rumors, information weaponization, and Climategate, as well as trade and financial fictions. The book explores in depth climate change misinformation, conspiracy theories and other critical contemporary events such as Pizzagate, Russian-led overseas political interference campaigns, and Cambridge Analytica.Geography and environmental studies scholars will benefit from the analysis of the denial of global climate change and geographic lens the book uses. It will also be an important read for practitioners and policy makers looking for a helpful reference summarizing interdisciplinary work on misinformation in accessible prose.Trade Review‘Misinformation in the Digital Age: An American Infodemic provides an important and much-needed account of the causes and consequences of declining trust in, and reliance on, traditional epistemic authorities in the United States today. Stephens, Poon, and Tan highlight the roles that social media, a fragmented media market, and foreign actors have played in legitimizing authoritarian charisma at the expense of scientific and journalistic predominance. Covering topics such as authorship democratization, news deserts, adversary-sponsored disinformation, algorithmic agency and manipulation, and conspiracy theories, this illuminating book provides the definitive geographical perspective on the mischief of misinformation in contemporary American society.’ -- Bryan T. Gervais, University of Texas at San Antonio, US‘Misinformation in the Digital Age: An American Infodemic has carved out a nice space in a crowded field by bringing an underused lens to the analysis – geography. Their topic is timely, and the theory has legs. This readable book can inform theory building beyond the scope of its contents.’ -- Jason Gainous, University of Louisville, US, Author of Tweeting to Power, and Editor of the Journal of Information Technology & Politics‘Misinformation has never been more important, and more of a threat, to politics, society, or the economy. Yet, we know surprisingly little about how misinformation is circulated across geographies and within networks. This powerful book changes that and brings together a wealth of research into misinformation in the digital age.’ -- Mark Graham, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Misinformation in the digital age: an American infodemic 2. Trust and authority in relational geography 3. Personalized social media, geographies of trust and the news 4. Social media as information weapon 5. New agencies of technologically mediated power 6. Misinformation governance and regulation 7. Conclusion: a resurgence of Misinformation in the Digital Age References Index

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Book SynopsisUsing a geographic lens to examine the adoption and dissemination of, and attention to ‘fake news’, this timely and important book explores how misinformation in the digital age calls attention to the multiple geographic dimensions of online fictions, conspiracy theories and political disinformation.Chapters delve into how social and digital media have rescaled and disrupted relations of trust and authority in the (mis)information age. The book draws on quantitative data and qualitative cases to shed light on the geographies of misinformation, covering urban legends, political rumors, information weaponization, and Climategate, as well as trade and financial fictions. The book explores in depth climate change misinformation, conspiracy theories and other critical contemporary events such as Pizzagate, Russian-led overseas political interference campaigns, and Cambridge Analytica.Geography and environmental studies scholars will benefit from the analysis of the denial of global climate change and geographic lens the book uses. It will also be an important read for practitioners and policy makers looking for a helpful reference summarizing interdisciplinary work on misinformation in accessible prose.Trade Review‘Misinformation in the Digital Age: An American Infodemic provides an important and much-needed account of the causes and consequences of declining trust in, and reliance on, traditional epistemic authorities in the United States today. Stephens, Poon, and Tan highlight the roles that social media, a fragmented media market, and foreign actors have played in legitimizing authoritarian charisma at the expense of scientific and journalistic predominance. Covering topics such as authorship democratization, news deserts, adversary-sponsored disinformation, algorithmic agency and manipulation, and conspiracy theories, this illuminating book provides the definitive geographical perspective on the mischief of misinformation in contemporary American society.’ -- Bryan T. Gervais, University of Texas at San Antonio, US‘Misinformation in the Digital Age: An American Infodemic has carved out a nice space in a crowded field by bringing an underused lens to the analysis – geography. Their topic is timely, and the theory has legs. This readable book can inform theory building beyond the scope of its contents.’ -- Jason Gainous, University of Louisville, US, Author of Tweeting to Power, and Editor of the Journal of Information Technology & Politics‘Misinformation has never been more important, and more of a threat, to politics, society, or the economy. Yet, we know surprisingly little about how misinformation is circulated across geographies and within networks. This powerful book changes that and brings together a wealth of research into misinformation in the digital age.’ -- Mark Graham, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Misinformation in the digital age: an American infodemic 2. Trust and authority in relational geography 3. Personalized social media, geographies of trust and the news 4. Social media as information weapon 5. New agencies of technologically mediated power 6. Misinformation governance and regulation 7. Conclusion: a resurgence of Misinformation in the Digital Age References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This timely Research Agenda provides a state-of-the-art review of existing research on manufacturing, as well as highlighting key areas of study to advance the field. Expert contributors from across the globe analyse the central role of manufacturing industries in the global economy, considering it as a multi-scalar process and assessing the impact of climate change in necessitating the decarbonization of production processes.Chapters identify and explore disruptive innovations in production technologies, including additive manufacturing, and their implications for future research. The book further highlights megatrends in automotive, electronics and emerging industries, including small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, Asian electronics production networks, global production networks, and operations and supply chain management. It develops a framework for accessing corporate elites and for guiding the process of undertaking qualitative semi-structured interviews.This Research Agenda will be a critical collection for economic geography, urban studies, city and regional planning, and business and management studies scholars seeking a forward-looking approach to the topic. It will also be useful to policymakers and practitioners working in regional economic development and planning.Table of ContentsContents: Dedication: Michael J. Taylor xv John R. Bryson Preface xix 1 Reframing manufacturing research: place, production, risk and theory 1 John R. Bryson, Chloe Billing, William Graves and Godfrey Yeung 2 Theoretical and methodological approaches to understanding emerging industries 33 Chloe Billing and John R. Bryson 3 Transforming manufacturing? An additive manufacturing research agenda 49 Jennifer Johns 4 Megatrends and new research agendas in the automotive industry 67 Godfrey Yeung 5 Getting the right skills in place for manufacturing: challenges and opportunities 91 Anne Green and Abigail Taylor 6 Addressing the evolution of clustering strategies in manufacturing: a policy research agenda 113 William Graves and Harrison S. Campbell, Jr 7 Going global in one location: exploring SME manufacturer internationalization motives at a trade fair 135 Ronald V. Kalafsky and Douglas R. Gress 8 The transformation of Asian electronics production networks: evidence from the participation of Vietnam 157 David Yuen Tung Chan and Chun Yang 9 How to increase the usefulness and relevance of operations and supply chain management research? 177 Donato Masi and Jan Godsell 10 Corporate interviewing and manufacturing companies: a framework to guide qualitative semi-structured interviews 193 John R. Bryson, Chloe Billing, Chantal Hales, Rachel Mulhall and Megan Ronayne 11 Reading manufacturing firms and new research agendas: scalar-plasticity, value/risk and the emergency of Jenga Capitalism 211 John R. Bryson Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. City-regions are regeneration economies, or in other words, places that are experiencing on-going processes of recovery, adaptation or transformation. This Research Agenda provides both a state-of-the-art review of existing research on city-regions, and expands on new research approaches. Expert contributors from across the globe explore key areas of research for reading city-regions, including: trade, services and people, regional differentiation, big data, global production networks, governance and policy, and regional development. The book focuses on developing a more integrated and systematic approach to reading city-regions as part of regeneration economics by identifying conceptual and methodological developments in this field of study. Students in geography, urban studies and city and regional planning will greatly benefit from reading this, as it provides a wealth of stimuli for essays and dissertation topics. Advanced business and public policy students will also benefit from the focus on translating research into practice, an approach that this Research Agenda takes in several chapters.Contributors include: L. Andres, J.R. Bryson, J. Clark, G.J.D. Hewings, N. Kreston, M. Nathan, P. Nijkamp, J. Steenbruggen, R.J. Stimson, E. Tranos, A. Weaver, D. Wójcik, G. YeungTrade Review'This important text meaningfully advances our understanding of the complex relations between city regions and regeneration economies across the globe. Bryson, Andres and Mulhall masterfully assemble leading voices in the social sciences that provide us with innovative and penetrating analyses of current economic realities in these places and what needs to be done to resuscitate them. The result is a compelling and provocative account of places struggling to regenerate their economies and how informed public policy may make a difference.' --David Wilson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US'We often assume regions in crisis are destined for continued decline. This book challenges that assumption, showing the possibility for struggling regions to rebound and overcome economic adversity. But equally it highlights the need for thoughtful and sustained institutional action to extend the benefits of regeneration, especially in support of shared prosperity.' --Nichola Lowe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US'A Research Agenda for Regeneration Economies is a most welcome addition to the scholarly literature on regional economic development planning and ''regeneration economies''. The lessons offered by the distinguished contributors to this volume should find a prominent place in professional planning curricula as well as in continuing-education workshops for practitioners.' --Jeffrey M. Chusid, Cornell University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface: Timing and Placing Regeneration Economies 1. Dynamics and City-Region Regeneration Economies: Shaping the directions of a new Research Agenda Lauren Andres and John R. Bryson 2. Regenerating Regional Economies: Trade in Goods and Services and People Geoffrey J.D. Hewings 3. Economic Restructuring and Spatial Differentiation Down-Under Robert J. Stimson 4. Beyond Years of Schooling: Precisely Measured Skills, Skill Formation, and Economic Growth Andrew Weaver 5. Global Production Networks and Regeneration Economies Godfrey Yeung 6. Resilience of US metropolitan areas to the 2008 financial crisis Nicholas Kreston and Dariusz Wójcik 7. Regeneration Economies: A Research Agenda: Governance, policy and regional development Jennifer Clark 8. Mobile phone operators, their (big) data and urban analysis Emmanouil Tranos, John Steenbruggen and Peter Nijkamp 9. Linking Research and Policy for Local Economies Max Nathan 10. People, Place, Space and City-Regions: Towards an Integrated or Systemic Approach to Reading City-Region Regeneration Economies John R. Bryson, Lauren Andres and Rachel Mulhall 11. Epilogue: Towards a Research Agenda for City-Region Regeneration Economies: From Artificial Intelligence, the Gig Economy to Air Pollution John R. Bryson and Lauren Andres Index

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Book SynopsisIlluminating and timely, this book explores several theoretical and empirical issues related to the potential for increasing capacities for innovation, knowledge and entrepreneurship. It highlights the current academic and political consensus that calls for policy interventions targeted towards more balanced, inclusive and regionally cohesive growth.Bringing together a wide range of cutting-edge case studies and research on regional potentials, the book explores the need for a focus on the regional inequality aspects of innovating, knowledge and entrepreneurship. Chapters analyse previously underexplored determinants of regional economic growth and development often overlooked in standard growth studies. They offer a deeper understanding of the drivers and implications of sub-national disparities in entrepreneurship and innovation in both developed and developing countries. Scholars and researchers of innovation, entrepreneurship, regional economics and spatial planning will appreciate the blend of empirical and theoretical viewpoints in the book. It will also be a useful tool for policymakers, planners and consultants involved in economic development and regional policies on different scales.Trade Review‘Innovation and entrepreneurship are key to economic development. But these factors are far more concentrated geographically than wealth or employment. Why is this the case? Unlocking Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship provides the answers. A must-read for scholars and policymakers who want to unleash the economic potential of territories.’Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Unlocking Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship: The Potential for Increasing Capacities 1 Iréne Bernhard, Urban Gråsjö and Charlie Karlsson 2 Activating and redirecting regional potentials through innovation and entrepreneurship: an explorative study of European regions 14 Andreas P. Cornett and Nils Karl Sørensen 3 Urban innovation districts as hotspots for innovators 38 Claudia Trillo 4 Entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship policy and regional innovation systems 64 Helen Lawton Smith 5 Industrial policy in developed countries: a difficult but important policy area 81 Charlie Karlsson and Sam Tavassoli 6 Cultural policy for unlocking potentials of cultural activities in diverse regions 111 Giedrė Dzemydaitė 7 Assessing the role of entropy on economic complexity in Italian regions 134 Roberto Antonietti and Chiara Burlina 8 Regional institutions and small business in Russia 158 Yulia V. Tsareva, Stepan P. Zemtsov and Vera A. Barinova 9 Hiring the first employee: an international exploration on the considerations leading to job creation by the solo self-employed 186 Albert Kraaij and Saskia Rademaker 10 How patenting and self-employment have affected US metropolitan growth 219 Gordon F. Mulligan 11 Automation of income support in the public social services: a case study of an innovation that is still struggling 248 Elin Wihlborg and Mariana S. Gustafsson 12 Businessization and collaboration of the citizen/non-profit sector in Japan 271 Masashi Imase 13 Complementary smart specialization in a key Polish region 298 Patryk Czerwony, Mirosław Miller and Tomasz Mroczkowski 14 Higher education and inclusion: a comparative study of immigrants’ challenges, opportunities and strategies in Sweden and South Africa 321 Victoria Johansson and Deeqa Odaway Index

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Book SynopsisProcesses of globalization have changed the world in many, often fundamental, ways. Increasingly these processes are being debated and contested. This Handbook offers a timely, rich and critical panorama of these multifaceted developments from a geographical perspective. This Handbook explores the myriad of ways in which differing cross-border flows - of people, goods, services, capital, information, pollution and cultures - have (re)shaped concrete places across the globe and how these places, in turn, shape those flows. With original contributions from worldwide leading scholars, the Handbook positions globalization in a broader historical perspective, presenting a variety of geographical examples so that readers can better understand these processes. Regional studies and economic and human geography scholars will find this an invaluable resource for exploring the key topics of the geographies of globalization. Lecturers and advanced students will also find the detailed case studies useful to help explain the fundamental concepts outlined in the book.Contributors include: P.C. Adams, A.-L. Amilhat Szary, D. Arnold, D. Bassens, S. Choo, K.R. Cox, E. Currid-Halkett, S. Dalby, E. dell'Agnese, B. Derudder, T. Fogelman, C. Gaffney, J. Gupta, M. Hesse, R. Horner, S. Huang, A. Isaksen, A.E.G. Jonas, A. Jones, J.M. Kleibert, R.C. Kloosterman, R. Koetsenruijter, T. Lam, J. Luukkonen, V. Mamadouh, V. Mazzucato, E. McDonough, B. Miller, S. Moisio, M. Müller, B. Oomen, S. Park, M.W. Rosenberg, J.W. Scott, M. Sparke, P. Terhorst, K. Terlouw, F. Tödtling, M. Trippl, M. van Meeteren, P. Vries, L. Wagner, Y.-f. Wu, H.-g. Xu, T. Yamazaki, B.S.A. YeohTrade Review'This book delivers clearly, thoroughly and powerfully on its promise to explore how myriad cross-border flows have reshaped nearly every part of the globe and to highlight how these places, in turn, have shaped those flows. In the Introduction and a synthesizing chapter, Kloosterman and colleagues crystalize how economic geographers understand these issues and leading authors address a broad range of topics in 31 more chapters packed with erudition and insight. Essential reading for those who seek a comprehensive introduction to the topic.' --John Mollenkopf, City University of New York, The Graduate Center, US'This is a fine addition to the vast literature on globalization, that once-celebrated process, now at best treated with ambivalence. The volume helpfully situates globalization within a broader historical context, offering insights into both continuities and ruptures with the past. It covers a wide-ranging set of processes relating to cross-border flows and linkages, from capital to goods and services to people and cultures, information and pollution. There is something in it for nearly every student studying globalization, whether it is to learn something about migrant flows, media flows, environmental transboundary issues, or the mobility of capital and more. An accessible read.' --Lily Kong, Singapore Management UniversityTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS 1. Introducing geographies of globalization: genealogies of the concept, existing views on in- and outside geography Robert C. Kloosterman, Virginie Mamadouh and Pieter Terhorst 2. A very brief history of economic globalization since Columbus Peer Vries 3. Globalization and the question of scale Kevin R. Cox 4. Globalization and border studies James W. Scott PART II: GLOBALIZED GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES 5. World-systems analysis Kees Terlouw 6. Globalization and sustainable development Joyeeta Gupta 7. An Economic-Geographic perspective on globalization Robert C. Kloosterman and Pieter Terhorst 8. Globalization in cultural and media geographies Elizabeth Currid-Halkett and Soyoon Choo 9. Political geographies of globalization Sami Moisio, Juho Luukkonen and Andrew E.G. Jonas PART III: GEOGRAPHIES OF FLOWS 10. The geographies of mobility and migration in a globalizing world Anne-Laure Amilhat Szary 11. Geographies of citizenship and identity in a globalizing world Tatiana Fogelman 12. Migration, families and households in globalizing Asia Brenda S.A. Yeoh, Shirlena Huangand Theodora Lam 13. Labour geographies in a globalizing world Dennis Arnold 14. Geographies of tourism in a globalizing world Honggang XU and Yuefang WU 15. Do you speak Globish? Geographies of the globalization of English and the linguistic diversity Virginie Mamadouh 16. Geographies of global production networks Jana Kleibert and Rory Horner 17. Food and globalization: from ‘roots to routes’ and back again Elena Dell’Agnese and Giacomo Pettenati 18. Geographies of finance in a globalizing world David Bassens and Michiel van Meeteren 19. Geographies of health in a globalizing world Mark Rosenberg 20. Digital media Paul C. Adams 21. Patterns and dynamics of globalization of cultural industries Robert C. Kloosterman and Rosa Koetsenruijter 22. Globalization and mega-events: thinking through flows Martin Müller and Christopher Gaffney PART IV GEOGRAPHIES OF PLACES 23. Climate change, Gaia and the Anthropocene Simon Dalby 24. Globalization and the incremental impact on the security and defense sector Soul Park 25. Regions and clusters and the global economy Franz Tödtling, Arne Isaksen and Michaela Trippl 26. World cities and globalization Ben Derudder 27. Ports, cities and the global maritime infrastructure Markus Hesse and Evan McDonough PART V GEOGRAPHIES OF GOVERNANCE 28. Global governance, human rights and humanitarianism Barbara Oomen 29. States, globalizing tendencies and processes of supranational governance Alun Jones 30. Maritime trade and geopolitics: the Indian Ocean as Japan’s sea lane Takashi Yamazaki 31. Alter-globalization movements and alternative projects of globalization Byron Miller PART VI: RESEARCHING AND TEACHING GEOGRAPHIES OF GLOBALIZATION 32. Multi-sited fieldwork in a connected world Valentina Mazzucato and Lauren Wagner 33. Teaching globalisations Matthew Sparke Index

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Book SynopsisThis forward-looking book introduces the concept of Ethical Value Networks, building upon a theoretical exploration with primary evidence of their impacts in the Global South. It moves away from focusing on the consumption section of networks, with grounded impact studies that explore ethicality as a concept, how ethical value is created and how this is distributed through the socio-economy.Framed by theoretical exploration and reflection, the book offers a selection of case studies from Africa, Latin America, the Pacific, and Southeast Asia to highlight the implications of Ethical Value Networks for producers and localities in the Global South. Chapters further analyse and critique the rise of the ethical trade and certification schemes, as well as three ethical trade constellations: social justice through fair trade, sustainability through organic agriculture, and authenticity through geographic indications.The in-depth analysis of ethical trading in wine, coffee, fruit and other key sectors combined with theoretical study will make this an important read for ethical trade researchers as well as policy makers and those responsible for the governance and operation of ethical value networks. It will also be an invigorating read for economic geography, development studies, international development and management studies scholars.Trade Review‘This book represents a major step forward in our understanding of the systems shaping the unprecedented push toward more sustainably and ethically-produced goods and services. The authors present a foundational framework that will guide future studies of the creation and evolution of ethical value networks, and they advance our understanding of the diverse impacts these networks have across the planet.’ -- Michael Gavin, Colorado State University, US‘This book is a welcome addition to critical scholarship on the intersection between globalization, ethical production and sales, sustainability, social and environmental justice, and authenticity. The authors skilfully blend theory and field research to examine the development and challenges of ethical certification and trade, developing the concept of Ethical Value Networks as a framework to enhance understanding of these growing and evolving processes.’ -- Etienne Nel, University of Otago, New ZealandTable of ContentsContents: PART I CONTEXT AND THEORY 1 The rise of ethical value in global trade networks 2 Warwick E Murray, Kelle Howson and John Overton 2 Constellations of ethical trade 13 John Overton, Simon Bidwell, Kelle Howson and Warwick E Murray 3 Uneven development: commodities, chains and networks 37 Kelle Howson, Warwick E Murray and Johannes Rehner 4 Ethical value networks 52 Warwick E Murray, Kelle Howson, Simon Bidwell, John Overton, Johannes Rehner and Peter Williams 5 Critiques of ethical certification and trade 75 Kelle Howson PART II LOCALITY STUDIES 6 Discursive power in ethical value networks: an analysis of the South African wine industry 94 Kelle Howson 7 The rise of geographical indications in Latin America: the case of pisco 112 Peter B.F. Williams 8 Development with identity: connecting place, culture and food in Andean Latin America 132 Simon P. Bidwell 9 Old wine in new bottles? Fair trade wine in Chile 149 Peter B.F. Williams 10 Ethical value networks of organic food in Argentina: trajectories, trends and tensions 166 Navé Wald 11 Ethical value networks of geographical indications and fair trade in Argentina 181 Navé Wald 12 From the Indonesian fragrant highlands to the Netherlands: ethical value networks for Kerinci cinnamon 193 Theresa Sila Wikaningtyas and Warwick E Murray 13 Coffee and conflict in Timor Leste: a role for ethical certification 207 Kelle Howson 14 Water and sustainability in South Africa’s fruit value networks 219 Nora Lanari PART III REFLECTIONS 15 Value from virtue: the construction of provenance in ethical value networks 236 John Overton, Simon Bidwell and Warwick E Murray 16 Critical issues in conceptualising, researching and constructing ethical value networks 247 Warwick E Murray, Simon Bidwell, Kelle Howson, John Overton and Johannes Rehner Index

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Book SynopsisProviding critical insight into the globalization of product conception, production, marketing and distribution, this Handbook comprehensively explores the functioning of global value chains (GVCs) and how they shape the global economy. It provides theoretical, analytical and empirically based policy-relevant tools to understand international production and trade in the modern global economy. Written by a multidisciplinary group of leading scholars, this Handbook offers expert guidance on GVC analysis and the relationship between GVCs and governance, power relations, gender, upgrading and international development. The contributors also provide insight into strategy, innovation and learning, highlighting the dynamism and resilience of GVCs, and critically reflect on how GVCs affect inequality and the nature of work and production. Comprising empirically rich and innovative research, this Handbook will be critical reading for advanced undergraduate and master's level students interested in international business, global industries, sustainable development and the governance of global production systems. Academics researching and teaching in these fields will also benefit from this book's broad and comprehensive approach to GVC analysis.Trade Review'Finally, an encyclopaedia of global value chains. This collection of essays establishes the state of the art in knowledge on the industrial form - the GVC - that has transformed capitalism for better and worse and which is at the centre of contemporary scholarship and policy debates on economic development, distributive justice and international trade. This is an essential collection of essays that covers the micro and macro dimensions of the global value chain, including implications for gender equality, technological innovation and social activism. I guarantee that I (and my students) will be using this volume as a go-to reference book for years to come.' --William Milberg, The New School for Social Research, US'This is the book on global value chains. With contributions from many leading lights of the GVC approach, and rising star early career academics, it provides a comprehensive understanding of the analysis of power, governance and distributive outcomes of globalisation in trade and production, and identifies key challenges for GVC research in the 21st century.' --Khalid Nadvi, University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook on Global Value Chains Stefano Ponte, Gary Gereffi, Gale Raj-Reichert Part I: Mapping, Measuring and Analyzing GVCs 1. Global Value Chain Mapping Stacey Frederick 2. Global Value Chain Analysis: A Primer Karina Fernandez-Stark, Gary Gereffi 3. Measuring Global Value Chains Timothy Sturgeon 4. Global Value Chains and Quantitative Macro-Comparative Sociology Matthew C. Mahutga 5. Modelling Global Value Chains: Approaches and Insights from Economics Davin Chor Part II: Governance, Power and Inequality 6. Governance and Power in Global Value Chains Stefano Ponte, Timothy Sturgeon and Mark Dallas 7. Governance and Upgrading in Global Cultural and Creative Value Chains Joonkoo Lee and Minjung Lee 8. Rents and Inequality in Global Value Chains Raphael Kaplinsky 9. On Value in Value Chains Elizabeth Havice, John Pickles 10. Global Value Chains and Uneven Development: A Disarticulations Perspective Marion Werner, Jennifer Bair 11. Contestation and Activism in Global Value Chains Florence Palpacuer 12. Bringing the Environment into GVC Analysis: Antecedents and Advances Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice 13. Sustainability, Global Value Chains and Green Capital Accumulation Stefano Ponte Part III: The Multiple Dimensions of GVC Upgrading 14. Economic Upgrading in Global Value Chains Gary Gereffi 15. Measuring and Analyzing Services in Global Value Chains Patrick Low 16. Social Upgrading Ariana Rossi 17. Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Value Chains Peter Lund-Thomsen 18. Livelihood Upgrading Jeff Neilson 19. Environmental Upgrading in Global Value Chains Valentina De Marchi, Eleonora Di Maria, Aarti Krishnan, Stefano Ponte 20. Gender Dynamics in Global Value Chains Stephanie Barrientos Part IV: Strategy, Innovation and Learning 21. Firm-level Strategy and Global Value Chains Mari Sako, Ezequiel Zylberberg 22. The Role of Transnational first-tier Suppliers in GVC Governance Gale Raj-Reichert 23. Innovation in Global Value Chains Rasmus Lema, Carlo Pietrobelli, Roberta Rabellotti 24. Local Firm-level Learning and Capability in Global Value Chain Cornelia Staritz, Lindsay Whitfield 25. Local Clusters and Global Value Chains Eleonora Di Maria, Valentina De Marchi, Gary Gereffi 26. International Business and Global Value Chains Noemi Sinkovics, Rudolf R. Sinkovics 27. Supply Chain Management and Global Value Chains Ruggero Golini, Matteo Kalchschmidt Part V: International Development and Public Policy 28. Compressed Development Timothy Sturgeon, D. Hugh Whittaker 29. GVCs and Development: Policy Formulation for Economic and Social Upgrading Penny Bamber, Karina Fernandez-Stark 30. Economic Upgrading through Global Value Chain Participation: Which Policies increase the Value added Gains? 31. Industrialization Paths and Industrial Policy for Developing Countries in Global Value Chains Victor Stolzenburg, Daria Taglioni, Deborah Winkler 32. International Trade Policy and Global Value Chains Shamel Azmeh 33. Public-Private Partnerships in Global Value Chains Ajmal Abdulsamad, Hernan Manson 34. The Roles of the State in Global Value Chains Rory Horner, Matthew Alford 35. International Development Organizations and Global Value Chains Frederick Mayer, Gary Gereffi Epilogue Gale Raj-Reichert, Gary Gereffi and Stefano Ponte Index

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking Handbook presents a state-of-the-art exploration of entropy, complexity, and spatial dynamics from fundamental theoretical, empirical and methodological perspectives. It considers how foundational theories can contribute to new advances, including novel modeling and empirical insights at different sectoral, spatial, and temporal scales.With the help of leading experts worldwide, the Handbook examines how and to what extent entropic and non-entropic forces and processes in complex spatial socio-economic systems shape and are shaped by their structure and dynamics. Moreover, considering current concerns that big data and related data-driven methods may signal an end to theory, this Handbook is intended to investigate the potential and possibilities for complexity science to engage, revitalize, and advance theory in spatial economics. Overall, this Handbook reaches beyond qualitative generalizations, contributing to the identification of fundamental structural and dynamic properties of the complex space-economy.Drawing upon diverse foundations and perspectives, the Handbook on Entropy, Complexity and Spatial Dynamics: A Rebirth of Theory? will be an essential resource for researchers and students of many fields and disciplines, including economics, urban planning and geography, regional science, information science, physics, and biology.Trade Review‘This book poses a critical question: Is entropy the universal principle to understand and model spatial economic systems, to get grip on the complexity of our modern, highly connected economy? We need proper theory to claim so. Building on seminal work from the past the authors take the audacious and rewarding effort to develop the theory and show its value in practice. If closed systems exhibit increasing order over time, an essential theoretical question is whether dynamic, networked, open systems have more order, lower entropy and higher resilience. As the book discusses, despite big data and advanced computational tooling, this is not necessarily the case. The authors help us to see why.’ -- Peter H. M. Vervest, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Preface xii 1 Reflections on entropy, complexity and spatial dynamics: the rebirth of theory? 1 Aura Reggiani, Laurie A. Schintler, Daniel Czamanski and Roberto Patuelli PART A ENTROPY, SPACE AND COMPLEXITY 2 Entropy in urban and regional modelling 20 Alan Wilson 3 Recent applications of entropy in social and environmental sciences 32 Kingsley E. Haynes, Fred Phillips and Miko Ching-Ying Yu 4 Entropy and complexity in urban and regional systems 46 J. Barkley Rosser, Jr. 5 Information theory of spatial network ensembles 61 Ginestra Bianconi 6 Entropy as a measure of agglomeration 97 Katarzyna Kopczewska 7 Entropy, agglomeration and economic structures in spatial analysis 118 Eleonora Cutrini 8 Spatial entropy, information and complexity 139 Michael Batty PART B COMPLEXITY OF URBAN EVOLUTION 9 Self-organization in complex urban systems 159 Brian J. L. Berry 10 Two centre-size distributions compared 165 John B. Parr 11 Spatial dynamics of complex urban systems within an evolutionary theory frame 175 Juste Raimbault and Denise Pumain 12 Integrating entropy in the topodynamic approach and the urban metric system 195 Luc-Normand Tellier 13 Gibrat’s law and the change in artificial land use within and between European cities 213 Paul Kilgarriff, Rémi Lemoy and Geoffrey Caruso 14 Endogenous growth policies for lagging cities and regions 234 Dani Broitman and Daniel Czamanski 15 Thom’s catastrophe theory and Turing’s morphogenesis for urban growth modelling 246 Olivier Bonin PART C COMPLEXITY AND RESILIENCE OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS 16 Complex structures and relative invariance in economic dynamics 271 Roberto Scazzieri 17 Getting to a circular growth economy by harnessing circular and cumulative causation 287 Kieran P. Donaghy 18 Simple pricing rules in complex air transport systems 304 Marco Alderighi, Christophe Feder, Peter Nijkamp and Elena Irina Ungureanu 19 Complex tourism dynamics and fiscal sustainability 321 Akash Sedai and Francesca Medda 20 Industrial districts as the outcome of self-organisation in time and space 342 Oto Hudec, Vladimír Gazda, Martin Zoričák and Denis Horváth 21 Economic resilience and extensions to complexity, entropy and spatial dynamics 363 Adam Rose and Noah Dormady 22 An analysis of resilience in complex socioeconomic systems 383 Amitrajeet A. Batabyal and Karima Kourtit 23 Complexity, resilience and emergence in regional economic systems 400 Timothy F. Slaper and C. Scott Dempwolf 24 Resilience in complex networks 418 Alan T. Murray PART D SPATIAL DYNAMICS OF COMPLEX INTERACTIONS 25 Complex network analysis of socio-ecological systems 433 Andrea De Montis 26 Hierarchy, central place theory and computational modelling 454 John Östh, Aura Reggiani and Laurie A. Schintler 27 Comparing power laws and exponentials in simulations of gravitational growth 474 Diego Rybski and Yunfei Li 28 Heterogeneity and segregation of mobility patterns 486 Enrico Ubaldi, Bernardo Monechi, Claudio Chiappetta and Vittorio Loreto 29 Conceptual and operational models of complex spatial interaction 510 Tomaz Ponce Dentinho and António Felix Rodrigues 30 Decision-based modelling of complex spatial systems 538 Guenter Haag 31 A general model of dynamic spatial interactions 566 Justin Delloye and Isabelle Thomas Index 584

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Book SynopsisAddressing the role of regional clusters in the context of ongoing globalization, this timely book investigates the two seemingly competing trends of globalization and localization from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives. International case studies offer pioneering insights into the internationalization process of regional clusters and the effect of this on regional as well as firm performance.Chapters discuss the link between localization in a regional cluster in a transition economy and firms’ internationalization, the internal/external relationships of clusters and radical innovations, and internationally organized resilience capacities of industries and regional clusters. The book highlights the role of clusters in wider networks including global value chains and the specific role of migrants in the internationalization patterns of regional clusters.Innovative and forward-looking, this book will be a helpful read for scholars and students of economic geography and innovation. The critical case studies examined will also help public policy and regional policy-makers.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: regional clusters and internationalization – complementary or contrasting fields of research? xv Nils Grashof, Dirk Fornahl and Julius Becker PART I RETHINKING CLUSTERS: CONCEPTUALIZATION OF CLUSTER INTERNATIONALIZATION 1 Strategic cluster coupling 2 Robert Hassink 2 From the machine learning region to the deep learning region: Tesla, DarkTrace and DeepMind as internationalized local to global cluster firms 20 Philip Cooke 3 Embedding cluster transformation in global sectoral resilience dynamics: conceptual considerations and the example of automotive production 44 Martina Fromhold-Eisebith PART II THE PROCESSES OF CLUSTER INTERNATIONALIZATION AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS 4 Migrants and cluster internationalization: case studies of Antwerp and Tel Aviv 71 Sebastian Henn and Susann Schäfer 5 Regional clusters in transition economies: solving institutional voids to generate internationalization advantages 93 Tine Lehmann and Nobina Roy PART III CLUSTER INTERNATIONALIZATION AND FIRM PERFORMANCE 6 Macroeconomic impacts on firm performance and place-based cluster policies in the Netherlands 116 Jeroen van Haaren, Frank van Oort and Jan-Daan Maasland 7 Knowledge bases, innovation and multi-scalar relationships: which kind of territorial boundedness of industrial clusters? 151 Franz Tödtling and Alexander Auer 8 Radical innovations in clusters: the role of cluster internal and external relationships 177 Nils Grashof and Thomas Brenner Index

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Book SynopsisThe learning region offers a new perspective on the dynamics of change which shape the economy. This book examines the transformation of the modern economy into one in which knowledge is the most important resource and learning the most important process for economic growth.In the modern economy, successful firms, as well as governments, are those which have control over and access to flows of information and knowledge of technologies, markets, and organizational and managerial practices. In order to examine this, the authors apply innovation, industrial network and institutional theories to the many factors which together constitute learning regions: regional innovation policy, geographical clusters of collaborating firms and the role of research centres in the innovative potential of regions. They find that the learning region paradigm opens new possibilities for research and policy and use case studies in Germany, Holland and Belgium to illustrate these possibilities. The authors also examine European Union and regional government policy on innovation and regional development. Finally, they examine inter-firm and intra-firm collaboration and regional business and innovation systems. This innovative new book will prove invaluable to regional scientists, economic geographers and regional planners.Trade Review'I recommend the book . . . the book succeeds in clarifying some important aspects of the very fuzzy concept of learning regions.' -- Roberta Capello, Papers in Regional Science'The book will serve as a valuable source for all readers interested in the relation between knowledge generation, learning and regions. It is very accessible even for readers who are not familiar with the current literature. In contrast to many edited collections, the structure of the book is coherent and goes beyond a mere gathering of individual papers. Indeed, the individual contributions sum up - with the valuable help of the excellent introduction and conclusion - to a 'whole' picture . . . the book provides a very readable account of the growing literature on knowledge, learning and regions. It also offers valuable material on policy concepts, examples of policy strategies as well as empirical material.' -- Helmut Gassler, Journal of Technology Transfer'. . . I would like to recommend the book to scholars and policymakers who are interested in learning, economic development and regional innovation policies in a broad sense.' -- Robert Hassink, Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie'These are the papers from an international seminar held in March 1998, giving an interesting mix of theoretical, empirical and practical contributions.' -- Aslib Book GuideTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: The Learning Region Paradigm Explained Part II: Institutions and Policy Part III: Learning and Collaboration in Practice Part IV: Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisIn the post-industrial network economy, international gateway regions are becoming increasingly important. These gateway regions are the nodes (defined as a city or a city region) that act as saddle points between a region and the global economy. While gateway regions have existed ever since inter-regional trade was first practised, new non-trade networks, and the wider global economy, have made these regions more complex. The book includes discussions of infrastructure networks such as the internet and air transport, as well as networking activities such as long-distance scientific cooperation, financial networks and direct investments. The contributors have expertise in fields such as regional economics, economic geography, institutional economics and business administration.The book offers in-depth analysis of both existing and developing gateway regions in three sections: North America Asia-Pacific Europe Economists and researchers with an interest in regions, the knowledge economy and institutions will find this book of great value. It will also be of interest to economic geographers, regional planners and development agencies.Trade Review'. . . great value as an introduction to an important area of research given the current emphasis on new theories explaining the spatial structure of the world economy.' -- Roger Vickerman, University of Kent, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Gateways to the Continents and the World Part II: North American Gateway Regions Part III: Asia-Pacific Gateway Regions Part IV: European Gateway Regions Index

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the conception of economic development in modern regions, which has gone through a fundamental change since the early 1980s. Regions are today increasingly looked upon as independent market places that are connected via interregional and international trade and not as administrative units embodied in a national state.Two complementary theoretical frameworks explain the specialization of economic activity at the regional level. The traditional approach assumes that the comparative advantages of regions depend upon differences in the supply of lasting resources. In contrast the new complementary framework called the New Economic Geography, assumes that the dynamic interaction between geographical market potentials and rational firms in its own way creates the comparative advantage of regions. The contributors to this book examine the policy implications of the complementarity of the competing views in a variety of geographic and functional contexts. The first set of papers examines the effect of regional policy on firm locational decision-making. This leads to another set evaluating a variety of regional policy efforts. New and different methodological approaches are examined in another set of papers. The final part of the book focuses on new concepts.Economists, geographers and readers interested in regionalization, trade and development will find this book informative.Trade Review'Edward Elgar books are very well organized with a comfortable lay-out and easy to use for readers. . . I think the book is very valuable for students in regional economics as well as in economic geography. . . I enjoyed reading the book very much. . . and strongly recommend it to scholars, students and others interested in the field of regional development and policy.' -- Frans Boekema, The Economic Journal'The reader who sets him or herself the task of reading through the book will go away enriched by new specialized knowledge and methodology.' -- Ryszard Domanski, Geographia PolonicaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Regional Policy and Location Part II: Evaluating Regional Policy Part III: Regional Policy: Methodological Approaches Part IV: New Concepts and Perspectives Index

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the role of cooperation, networks and institutions in the context of regional innovation systems. It emphasises the importance of these factors in the emergence of local innovation systems, using detailed examples of clusters which have reached different stages of maturity. The authors address the topic from an empirical, theoretical and political perspective, and highlight the local mechanisms which are involved in the development of innovation systems. They offer a comprehensive overview of different approaches in the field and present numerous case studies which stress the influence of networks and local institutions. Significantly, they also introduce several new approaches to regional innovation systems, including contributions which explicitly discuss the design and potential of policy measures to promote regional development. The policy recommendations are based on sound theorising which, in turn, is based on extensive empirical research.This book is a valuable addition to a complex and growing literature which offers new perspectives and insights on cooperation, networks and institutions, and their role in the development of local systems of innovation. The combination of empirical, theoretical and policy-oriented approaches will ensure this book is essential reading for academics and policymakers in the fields of regional economics, innovation research and economic geography.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Towards a Political Perspective and Unifying Concept Part I: Theoretical Approaches 2. Local Culture and Regional Innovation Networks: Some Propositions 3. Entrepreneurial Activities in a Regional Context 4. The Role of Trust and Power in the Institutional Regulation of Territorial Business Systems 5. Cognitive Coordination, Institutions and Clusters: An Exploratory Discussion 6. Problems and Solutions in Knowledge Transfer 7. Learning Pathologies in Losing Areas: Towards a Definition of the Cognitive Obstacles to Local Development 8. On the Unit of Analysis in the Study of Networks Part II: Case Studies 9. Is Nanjing’s Concentration of IT Companies an Innovative Cluster? 10. TV Content Production in Media Regions: The Necessities and Difficulties of Public Policy Support for a Project-based Industry 11. How Many Networks in a Local Cluster? Textile Machine Production and Innovation in Brescia 12. ‘Lock-in’ of Regional Clusters: The Case of Offshore Engineering Part III: Policy Implications 13. Entrepreneurship Stimulation in Regional Innovation Systems – Public Promotion of University-based Start-ups in Germany 14. Cooperation and Knowledge-pooling in Clusters: Designing Territorial Competitiveness Policies 15. Policy Measures to Support the Emergence of Localised Industrial Clusters Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains the key innovative papers in economic geography, encompassing work on core-periphery structures of countries and on systems of cities. It includes theory papers on core-periphery structures, on urban systems and industrial urban structures, and on the dynamics of evolution of urban and industrial concentrations. It also includes empirical work, starting with a more recent literature based on the new economic geography, as well as key empirical papers on agglomeration economies, spatial concentration, and urban evolution.This insightful volume highlights the achievement of economic geography in recent years as well as providing strong econometric evidence to substantiate theoretical developments. It will be invaluable to researchers and practitioners alike.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction J. Vernon Henderson PART I THE ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF REGIONS 1. Paul Krugman (1991), ‘Increasing Returns and Economic Geography’ 2. Anthony J. Venables (1996), ‘Equilibrium Locations of Vertically Linked Industries’ 3. Diego Puga (1999), ‘The Rise and Fall of Regional Inequalities’ 4. Gianmarco Ottaviano, Takatoshi Tabuchi and Jacques-François Thisse (2002), ‘Agglomeration and Trade Revisited’ 5. Masahisa Fujita and Jacques-François Thisse (2003), ‘Does Geographical Agglomeration Foster Economic Growth? And Who Gains and Loses From It?’ PART II SYSTEMS OF CITIES 6. Robert W. Helsley and William C. Strange (1990), ‘Matching and Agglomeration Economies in a System of Cities’ 7. Vernon Henderson and Randy Becker (2000), ‘Political Economy of City Sizes and Formation’ 8. Gilles Duranton and Diego Puga (2001), ‘Nursery Cities: Urban Diversity, Process Innovation, and the Life Cycle of Products’ 9. Duncan Black and Vernon Henderson (1999), ‘A Theory of Urban Growth’ 10. Masahisa Fujita, Paul Krugman and Tomoya Mori (1999), ‘On the Evolution of Hierarchical Urban Systems’ PART III OTHER APPROACHES TO GEOGRAPHY AND AGGLOMERATION 11. W. Brian Arthur (1990), ‘“Silicon Valley” Locational Clusters: When Do Increasing Returns Imply Monopoly?’ 12. Xavier Gabaix (1999), ‘Zipf’s Law for Cities: An Explanation’ PART IV ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY AND EMPIRICS 13. Gordon H. Hanson (1997), ‘Increasing Returns, Trade and the Regional Structure of Wages’ 14. Donald R. Davis and David E. Weinstein (2003), ‘Market Access, Economic Geography and Comparative Advantage: An Empirical Test’ 15. Francesco Caselli and Wilbur John Coleman II (2001), ‘The U.S. Structural Transformation and Regional Convergence: A Reinterpretation’ 16. Donald R. Davis and David E. Weinstein (2002), ‘Bones, Bombs, and Break Points: The Geography of Economic Activity’ PART V URBAN SCALE ECONOMIES, AND INDUSTRIAL CONCENTRATION 17. Adam B. Jaffe, Manuel Trajtenberg and Rebecca Henderson (1993), ‘Geographic Localization of Knowledge Spillovers as Evidenced by Patent Citations’ 18. Glenn Ellison and Edward L. Glaeser (1997), ‘Geographic Concentration in U.S. Manufacturing Industries: A Dartboard Approach’ 19. J. Vernon Henderson (2003), ‘Marshall’s Scale Economies’ 20. Stuart S. Rosenthal and William C. Strange (2003), ‘Geography, Industrial Organization, and Agglomeration’ PART VI SYSTEMS OF CITIES EVIDENCE 21. Jonathan Eaton and Zvi Eckstein (1997), ‘Cities and Growth: Theory and Evidence from France and Japan’ 22. Duncan Black and Vernon Henderson (2003), ‘Urban Evolution in the USA’ 23. Yannis M. Ioannides and Henry G. Overman (2003), ‘Zipf’s Law for Cities: An Empirical Examination’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique Handbook examines the impacts on, and responses to, economic geography explicitly from the perspective of the behaviour, mechanics, systems and experiences of different firms in various types of industries. The industry studies approach allows the authors to explain why the economic geography of these different industries exhibits such particular and diverse characteristics. The sectors and industries covered include: traditional heavy industry and engineering creative and cultural industries knowledge sectors natural resource-based and environmental sectors knowledge, networks and communications issues. The Handbook of Industry Studies and Economic Geography will strongly appeal to students, scholars and researchers interested in all aspects of industrial location and economic geography.Trade Review’Economic geography and industrial economics have traditionally been two distinct fields of scholarship separated by entirely disparate literatures, methodologies and research agendas. No more. With publication of this path breaking collection of meticulously crafted studies, the editors have forged economic geography and industrial economics into a coherent and compelling singular field of scholarship. Neither economic geography nor industrial economics can subsequently be considered in isolation but will need to be analyzed in the integrated framework introduced in this book.’ -- David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, BloomingtonTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Relationships between Economic Geography and Industries: Theory, Empirics and Modes of Analysis Frank Giarattani, Geoffrey J.G. Hewings and Philip McCann PART I: HEAVY INDUSTRIES 1. Steel Industry Restructuring and Location Frank Giarratani, Ravi Madhavan and Gene Gruver 2. The Evolving Geography of the U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry Thomas Klier and James M. Rubenstein 3. The Changing Geography of the European Auto Industry Gill Bentley, David Bailey and Stewart MacNeill PART II: CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES 4. Project-Based Industries and Craft-Like Production: Structure, Location, and Performance Peter B. Doeringer, Pacey Foster, Stephan Manning and David Terkla 5. Innovation, Industry Evolution, and Cross-Sectoral Skill Transfer in the Video Game Industry: A Three Country Study Yuko Aoyama and Hiro Izushi 6. Spatial Divisions of Labor: How Key Worker Profiles Vary for the Same Industry in Different Regions Ann Markusen and Ann Gadwa Nicodemus 7. Museums in the Neighbourhood: The Local Economic Impact of Museums Stephen Sheppard PART III: HIGH TECHNOLOGY SECTORS 8. Spinoff Regions: Entrepreneurial Emergence and Regional Development in Second Tier High-Technology Regions: Observations from the Oregon and Idaho Electronics Sectors Heike Mayer 9. Location, Control and Firm Innovation: The Case of the Mobile Handset Industry Ram Mudambi 10. How Has Information Technology Use Shaped the Geography of Economic Activity? Chris Forman 11. R&D, Knowledge, Economic Growth and the Transatlantic Productivity Gap Raquel Ortega-Argilés PART IV: RESOURCE-BASED SECTORS 12. The Changing Structure of the Global Agribusiness Sector Ruth Rama and Catalina Martínez 13. Social Capital and the Development of Industrial Clusters: The Northwest Ohio Greenhouse Cluster Michael C. Carroll and Neil Reid 14. Computational Structure for Linking Life Cycle Assessment and Input-Output Modeling: A Case Study on Urban Recycling and Remanufacturing Joyce Cooper, Randall Jackson and Nancey Green Leigh 15. The Importance of the Water Management Sector in Dutch Agriculture and the Wider Economy Frank Bruinsma and Mark Bokhorst PART V: KNOWLEDGE- AND NETWORK-BASED ACTIVITIES 16. The Geography of Research and Development Activity in the US Kristy Buzard and Gerald Carlino 17. Offshore Assembly and Service Industries in Latin America Elsie L Echeverri-Carroll 18. The Global Air Transport Industry: A Comparative Analysis of Network Structures in Major Continental Regions Aisling Reynolds-Feighan 19. Innovation in New Zealand: Issues of Firm Size, Local Market Size and Economic Geography Hong Shangqin, Philip McCann and Les Oxley 20. They are Industrial Districts, but Not As We Know Them! Fiorenza Belussi and Lisa De Propris Index

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Book SynopsisThis important book explores original and alternative directions for economic geography following the revolution precipitated by the advent of so-called 'new economic geography' (NEG). Whilst, to some extent, the volume could be regarded as part of the inevitable creative destruction of NEG theory, it does promote the continuing role of theoretical and empirical contributions within spatial economic analysis, in which the rationale of scientific analysis and economic logic maintain a central place. With contributions from leading experts in the field, the book presents a comprehensive analysis of the extent to which NEG theory is supported in the real world. By exploring whether NEG theory can be effectively applied to provide practical insights, the authors highlight novel approaches, emerging trends, and promising new lines of enquiry in the wake of advances made by NEG.Rigorous yet engaging, this book will be an essential tool for academics and researchers specialising in regional studies, urban and spatial economics and economic geography. It will also have widespread appeal amongst policymakers involved in planning and land use.Trade Review'This book is a serious attempt to cover all of the relevant subdisciplines in the geographical economics framework. . . I would recommend the book to students of economic geography, regional economics, and related disciplines.' -- Frans Boekema, Journal of Regional Science'. . . this book is empirically and theoretically comprehensive in its scope. The nearly eighteen authors who have contributed to this book present a truly transatlantic perspective on NEG. . . this volume will be extremely useful to those dealing with rigorous modelling to examine spatial issues in economics, geography and planning.' -- Rajiv Thakur, Regional Science Policy and Practice'I recommend the book. . . The papers of a high quality, well written and organized; empirical analyses are based on the most advanced empirical techniques, and the reader enjoys their application.' -- Roberta Capello, Growth and Change'A very interesting volume indeed, recommended reading for everyone interested in theorizing space in economics or working in the empirical spatial-economic research arena.' -- Economic Geography Research GroupTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Bernard Fingleton 1. New Economic Geography: Some Preliminaries Bernard Fingleton 2. Models of ‘New Economic Geography’: Factor Mobility vs. Vertical Linkages Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano 3. Testing the ‘New Economic Geography’: A Comparative Analysis Based on EU Regional Data Bernard Fingleton 4. From Theory to Estimation and Back: The Empirical Relevance of the New Economic Geography Steven Brakman and Harry Garretsen 5. Agglomeration and Growth in the NEG: A Critical Assessment Fabio Cerina and Francesco Pigliaru 6. Sinking the Iceberg? On the Treatment of Transport Costs in New Economic Geography Bernard Fingleton and Philip McCann 7. Specialization and Regional Size John Dewhurst and Philip McCann 8. A Non-parametric Analysis of Productivity, Efficiency and Technical Change in EU Regional Manufacturing, 1986–2002 Mark Roberts, John S.L. McCombie and Alvaro Angeriz 9. A Methodology for Evaluating Regional Political Economy Paul Plummer and Eric Sheppard 10. FDI: A Difficult Connection between Theory and Empirics Anna Soci 11. Agglomeration and Internet Exchange Points: An Exploration of the Internet Morphology Alessio D’Ignazio and Emanuele Giovannetti 12. Explaining the Scarce Returns of European Structural Policies from a New Economic Geography Perspective Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Ugo Fratesi Index

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Book SynopsisApplied Evolutionary Economics and Economic Geography aims to further advance empirical methodologies in evolutionary economics, with a special emphasis on geography and firm location. It does so by bringing together a select group of leading scholars including economists, geographers and sociologists, all of whom share an interest in explaining the uneven distribution of economic activities in space and the historical processes that have produced these patterns. Methodological advances in three domains are examined in detail: demographic techniques, which allow for systematic analysis of the spatial evolution of industries social network analysis providing new tools to analyse the geography of networks at different spatial levels spatial econometric techniques, which are used to understand the growth dynamics of cities and regions. The book also contains two case studies on the evolution of high-tech regions and a policy chapter on evolutionary planning of transportation networks.This book will be warmly welcomed by evolutionary economists, industrial organisation scholars and researchers interested in policy science, the economics of innovation and economic geography.Trade Review'. . . I recommend the book wholeheartedly to both economics and geography scholars interested in evolutionary economic thinking in a spatial perspective.' -- Robert Hassink, Journal of Regional Science'The book contains some valuable insights into the historical development of industries and regions, as well as a theoretically informed exploration of social networks and innovation. . .' -- Simon Turner, Economic Geography Research Group'Frenken has edited a volume that provides stimulating and wide-ranging information on the current state of evolutionary and spatial thought areas of economics. Its high standards and the variety of themes and methods that are represented make the volume excellently suited to encourage further reflection on the strengths and weaknesses of evolutionary economics from a geographic perspective, thereby contributing to the adoption of the evolutionary approach in economic geography.' -- Eike W. Schamp, Economic GeographyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Applications of Evolutionary Economic Geography Ron A. Boschma and Koen Frenken PART I: ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2. The Cambridge High-Tech Cluster: An Evolutionary Perspective Elizabeth Garnsey and Paul Heffernan 3. Sophia-Antipolis as a ‘Reverse’ Science Park: From Exogenous to Endogenous Development Michel Quéré PART II: INDUSTRIAL DYNAMICS 4. The Evolution of Geographic Structure in New Industries Steven Klepper 5. Constructing Entrepreneurial Opportunity: Environmental Movements and the Transformation of Regional Regulatory Regimes Brandon Lee and Wesley Sine 6. Absorptive Capacity and Foreign Spillovers: A Stochastic Frontier Approach Jojo Jacob and Bart Los PART III: NETWORK ANALYSIS 7. Informational Complexity and the Flow of Knowledge Across Social Boundaries Olav Sorenson, Jan W. Rivkin and Lee Fleming 8. Networks and Heterogeneous Performance of Cluster Firms Elisa Giuliani 9. Social Networks and the Economics of Networks Daniel Birke PART IV: SPATIAL SYSTEMS 10. Diversity, Stability and Regional Growth in the United States, 1975–2002 Jürgen Essletzbichler 11. Inter-regional Knowledge Flows in Europe: An Econometric Analysis Mario A. Maggioni and T. Erika Uberti 12. Explaining the Territorial Adoption of New Technologies: A Spatial Econometric Approach Andrea Bonaccorsi, Lucia Piscitello and Cristina Rossi PART V: PLANNING 13. Evolutionary Urban Transportation Planning? An Exploration Luca Bertolini Index

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Book SynopsisOne of the most notable changes in the world economy during the past three decades has been the diverging trends in the growth of the developing countries. Compared to East Asian countries that have integrated well into the global economy, those of Sub-Saharan Africa have remained stagnant and have become the world's least developed area. The policies and programmes of international organizations have failed to improve the situation while the global economy becomes dominated by trans-national corporations. A review of the suitability of globalization as an economic strategy for these under-developed countries is therefore needed. Focusing on the impact of globalization and on the constraints imposed by the changes in the world's production and trade, this book examines the opportunities open to the least developed countries as they design their strategies to accelerate growth and alleviate poverty. As the world's awareness of issues concerning globalization grows, this study will provide valuable insights.Table of ContentsI: Diverging Views on Globalization II: Globalization and the Marginalization of the Least Developed Countries III: Has Globalization been "Pro-Poor"? IV: Have the Policies of Economic Development been "Pro-Poor"? V: Trade and Growth Policies for Poverty Reduction: The Lessons of the "East Asian Miracle" for the LDCs VI: Will Africa be Left Behind? a: Appendices: a.1: The Impact of Off-shoring and the Transfer of Capital from Developed to Developing Countries: A Diagrammatic Illustration a.2: The Saving Trap and the Big Push: The Theory and its Traps

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Book SynopsisIn an increasingly globalised world, place and provenance matter like never before. The law relating to Geographical Indications (GIs) regulates designations which signal this provenance. While Champagne, Prosciutto di Parma, Café de Colombia and Darjeeling are familiar designations, the relevant legal regimes have existed at the margins for over a century. In recent years, a critical mass of scholarship has emerged and this book celebrates its coming of age. Its objective is to facilitate an interdisciplinary conversation, by providing sure-footed guidance across contested terrain as well as enabling future avenues of enquiry to emerge.The distinctive feature of this volume is that it reflects a multi-disciplinary conversation between legal scholars, policy makers, legal practitioners, historians, geographers, sociologists, economists and anthropologists. Experienced contributors from across these domains have thematically explored: (1) the history and conceptual underpinnings of the GI as a legal category; (2) the effectiveness of international protection regimes; (3) the practical operation of domestic protection systems; and (4) long-unresolved as well as emerging critical issues. Specific topics include a detailed interrogation of the history and functions of terroir; the present state as well as future potential of international GI protection, including the Lisbon Agreement, 2015; conflicts between trade marks and GIs; the potential for GIs to contribute to rural or territorial development as well as sustain traditional or Indigenous knowledge; and the vexed question of generic use.This book is therefore intended for all those with an interest in GIs across a range of disciplinary backgrounds. Students, scholars, policy makers and practitioners will find this Handbook to be an invaluable resource.Contributors include: E. Barham, D. Barjolle, L. Bérard, D.S. Gangjee, D. Gervais, M. Geuze, B. Goebel, M. Groeschl, M. Handler, C. Heath, D. Marie-Vivien, J.M.C. Martín, P. Mukhopadhyay, D. Rangnekar, B. Sherman, A. Stanziani, S. Stern, A. Taubman, L. Wiseman, H. ZhengTrade Review‘This handbook is intended for all those readers with an interest in GIs across a range of disciplinary backgrounds. Students, academics, policy makers and practitioners we think will find the work to be an invaluable resource and we are all, as usual, most grateful to Edward Elgar Publishing for the high standard and services they continue to offer us. Thank you very much, Elgar, for these specialist library titles and to Dev Gangjee and his team for this contribution to the IP library.’ -- The Barrister MagazineTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Timeless Signs or Signs of the Times? Dev S. Gangjee PART I HISTORY AND CONCEPTS 2. French Collective Wine Branding in the Nineteenth-Twentieth Centuries Alessandro Stanziani 3. ‘Translating Terroir’ Revisited: The Global Challenge of French AOC Labeling Elizabeth Barham 4. Terroir and the Sense of Place Laurence Bérard PART II INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION 5. Geographical Indications under WIPO-Administered Treaties Matthijs Geuze 6. Geographical Indications under TRIPS Daniel Gervais 7. Rethinking GI Extension Michael Handler 8. International Protection of Geographical Indications: The WTO Multilateral Register Negotiations José Manuel Cortés Martín 9. Thinking Locally, Acting Globally: How Trade Negotiations over Geographical Indications Improvise ‘Fair Trade’ Rules Antony Taubman PART III DOMESTIC PROTECTION MODELS 10. A History of Australia’s Wine Geographical Indications Legislation Stephen Stern 11. A Comparative Analysis of GIs for Handicrafts: The Link to Origin in Culture as Well as Nature? Delphine Marie-Vivien 12. Geographical Indications Protection in China Haiyan Zheng PART IV CRITICAL ISSUES 13. Learning to Love my PET – The Long Road to Resolving Conflicts between Trade Marks and Geographical Indications Burkhart Goebel and Manuela Groeschl 14. The Budweiser Cases: Geographical Indications v. Trade Marks Christopher Heath 15. Geographical Indications and Protected Designations of Origin: Intellectual Property Tools for Rural Development Objectives Dominique Barjolle 16. Social Gains from the GI for Feni: Will Market Size or Concentration Dominate Outcomes? Dwijen Rangnekar and Pranab Mukhopadhyay 17. From Terroir to Pangkarra: Geographical indications of Origin and Indigenous Knowledge Brad Sherman and Leanne Wiseman 18. Genericide: The Death of a Geographical Indication? Dev S. Gangjee Index

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Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging Handbook is the first major compilation of the theoretical and empirical research that is forging the new and exciting paradigm of evolutionary economic geography. The book's distinguished contributors set out the theoretical, methodological and empirical foundations of an evolutionary perspective on the economic landscape. In so doing, they explore the interplay between organizational dynamics, industrial dynamics and space; analyze the nature and spatial evolution of networks; address the evolution of institutions in territorial contexts; and explore the evolution of agglomerations and clusters. This original reference work will undoubtedly play an important and formative role in influencing the future research agenda of evolutionary economic geography. It will strongly appeal to scholars, researchers and students in economic geography, regional economics, evolutionary economics, industrial economics, management and organizational studies, and related fields. Contributors: C. Antonelli, R. Boschma, G. Bottazzi, S. Breschi, U. Cantner, G. Cioccarelli, P. Cooke, M.S. Dahl, B. Dalum, C. de Laurentis, S. Denicolai, P. Dindo, J. Essletzbichler, L. Fleming, K. Frenken, E. Giuliani, J. Glückler, H. Graf, R. Hassink, S. Iammarino, J. Lambooy, C. Lenzi, F. Lissoni, A. Malmberg, R. Martin, P. Maskell, P. McCann, C.R. Ostergaard, D.L. Rigby, J.W. Rivkin, E.W. Schamp, J. Simmie, O. Sorenson, U. Staber, E. Stam, S. Strambach, P. Sunley, A. Vezzulli, A. ZucchellaTrade Review‘The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography is a comprehensive collection of topics in the newly emerging paradigm of evolutionary economic geography. . . The introduction, like those in any good collection, links up the papers in this Handbook by the basis of an evolutionary thinking behind the wide scales of topics. . . the 24 articles included in The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography have a wide coverage of varying angles, all of which shed light on this emerging paradigm from different aspects. . . this book has definitely achieved its goal of ''playing a formative role in influencing the future research agenda in this area''. It is therefore highly recommended to researchers who want to dip further into evolutionary economic geography or those who simply want to get an overall profile of its development.’ -- Tian Miao, Growth and Change’[T]he Handbook is a very significant achievement in that it provides a thorough and detailed overview of the EEG project through the insights of its leading thinkers and practitioners. As such, it is crucial reading both for scholars who are already using evolutionary ideas in their research and for ones curious about what EEG is and why other economic geographers and regional scientists should pay attention to it.’ -- James T. Murphy, Journal of Regional Science‘The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography represents an important and authoritative statement of the ''state of the art'' in the field of EEG. It can be recommended as key resource for researchers in economic geography and spatial economics.’ -- Danny Mackinnon, Regional StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The New Paradigm of Evolutionary Economic Geography 1. The Aims and Scope of Evolutionary Economic Geography Ron Boschma and Ron Martin PART I: CONCEPTUAL CHALLENGES IN EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 2. Generalized Darwinism and Evolutionary Economic Geography Jürgen Essletzbichler and David L. Rigby 3. The Place of Path Dependence in an Evolutionary Perspective on the Economic Landscape Ron Martin and Peter Sunley 4. Complexity Thinking and Evolutionary Economic Geography Ron Martin and Peter Sunley 5. The Spatial Evolution of Innovation Networks: A Proximity Perspective Ron Boschma and Koen Frenken PART II: FIRM DYNAMICS, INDUSTRIAL DYNAMICS AND SPATIAL CLUSTERING 6. Entrepreneurship, Evolution and Geography Erik Stam 7. Pecuniary Externalities and the Localized Generation of Technological Knowledge Cristiano Antonelli 8. The Relationship between Multinational Firms and Innovative Clusters Simona Iammarino and Philip McCann 9. Emergence of Regional Clusters: The Role of Spinoffs in the Early Growth Process Michael S. Dahl, Christian R. Østergaard and Bent Dalum 10. A Social-Evolutionary Perspective on Regional Clusters Udo Staber 11. Evolutionary Economic Geography: Regional Systems of Innovation and High-tech Clusters Philip Cooke and Carla de Laurentis PART III: NETWORK EVOLUTION AND GEOGRAPHY 12. Clusters, Networks and Economic Development: An Evolutionary Economics Perspective Elisa Giuliani 13. Reputation, Trust and Relational Centrality in Local Networks: An Evolutionary Geography Perspective Stefano Denicolai, Antonella Zucchella and Gabriele Cioccarelli 14. The Evolution of a Strategic Alliance Network: Exploring the Case of Stock Photography Johannes Glückler 15. Complexity, Networks and Knowledge Flows Olav Sorenson, Jan W. Rivkin and Lee Fleming 16. The Geography of Knowledge Spillovers: The Role of Inventors’ Mobility Across Firms and in Space Stefano Breschi, Camilla Lenzi, Francesco Lissoni and Andrea Vezzulli 17. Growth, Development and Structural Change of Innovator Networks: The Case of Jena Uwe Cantner and Holger Graf PART IV: INSTITUTIONS, CO-EVOLUTION AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 18. An Evolutionary Approach to Localized Learning and Spatial Clustering Anders Malmberg and Peter Maskell 19. Path Dependence and Path Plasticity: The Co-evolution of Institutions and Innovation – the German Customized Business Software Industry Simone Strambach 20. On the Notion of Co-evolution in Economic Geography Eike W. Schamp 21. Locked in Decline? On the Role of Regional Lock-ins in Old Industrial Areas Robert Hassink PART V: STRUCTURAL CHANGE, AGGLOMERATION EXTERNALITIES AND REGIONAL BRANCHING 22. The Evolution of Spatial Patterns over Long Time-Horizons: The Relation with Technology and Economic Development Jan Lambooy 23. The Information Economy and its Spatial Evolution in English Cities James Simmie 24. An Evolutionary Model of Firms’ Location with Technological Externalities Giulio Bottazzi and Pietro Dindo Index

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Book SynopsisThis original and instructive new book defines and explores the concept of knowledge as the talent, skills, know-how and understanding embodied in individuals. The distinguished contributors advance the current research frontier in three novel directions which focus on: the role of human capital and talent for creativity, entrepreneurship and regional development; the role of institutions for the behavior of firms and entrepreneurs; and the influence of the global context on the location, export and innovation behavior of firms in a knowledge economy. They also address critical questions that underpin the emerging knowledge economy: Why does human capital and talent tend to agglomerate in large urban regions? How does this agglomeration affect the location of different types of economic activities? How does this agglomeration affect regional growth? Presenting the state of the art in the field of knowledge economics, this book will prove a stimulating and challenging read for scholars and researchers with an interest in economics, business and management, and regional and urban studies. Contributors: M. Andersson, C. Autant-Bernard, P. Billand, G.A.S. Cook, U. Grasjo, J.J. Gutierrez, T. Hatori, B. Johansson, S. Johansson, C. Karlsson, K. Kobayashi, H. Loof, N. Massard, K. Matsushima, P. Nijkamp, D. Nilsson, K. Nystrom, M. Olsson, N.R. Pandit, M. Sahin, R.J. Stimson, R.R. Stough, A. TodirasTrade Review’As a collection of good papers by respectable authors in regional science, this book makes insightful reading.’ -- Roel Rutten, Environment and Planning B‘Charlie Karlsson, Börje Johansson and Roger R. Stough have collected a set of important articles on some of the most important factors determining the growth of contemporary regional economies. The focus of the book is on important growth determinants that are almost never mentioned in the standard analyses of economic growth. Entrepreneurship is discussed from theoretical as well as empirical points of view. The role of social capital as well as institutional governance are highlighted in chapters that ought to be read by all economists interested in the economic growth and development of regions.’ -- Åke E. Andersson, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden‘This is an exceptional work that is the result of an outstanding selection of the best papers on agglomeration and innovation given at the 10th anniversary of the Udevalla conference. It is the finest set of conference papers I have seen in the past 25 years. These are artfully woven together into three primary areas. The first focuses on the role of knowledge and innovation in entrepreneurship, the second incorporates the institutional environment, while the third looks at the international context. I recommend this collection to academics, students and all who are interested in the role of creativity and innovation in entrepreneurial development. Not only are these the very best researchers in the field, but the materials are presented in a clear and concise manner, making it an outstanding base for advanced courses in this area. This work combines some of the best writings by top-notch authors sharing the sharpest insight into the complex area of the role of human capital in structuring agglomerative advantages. I take my hat off to the fine editorial work represented in this volume.’ -- Kingsley E. Haynes, George Mason University, US‘The book provides a remarkable contribution on the role of human capital as major creator of knowledge, interpreted as abilities, capabilities, methods, creativity and persistency in identifying and solving problems by collecting, selecting, interpreting and applying existing knowledge and information. The laws of increasing returns to human capital - among which are urban agglomerations as magnets which attract persons who embody knowledge - are conceptually searched and empirically verified. The book answers questions such as: Why do highly educated people, i.e. the carriers of human capital, tend to concentrate in large agglomerations?; What are the agglomerative forces?; and How does this agglomeration of human capital impact different types of economic activities and in particular their location behaviour? Important normative implications are thus derived from such a collected effort.’ -- Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction – Human Capital and Agglomeration Charlie Karlsson, Börje Johansson and Roger R. Stough PART I: HUMAN CAPITAL AND TALENT 2. Knowledge, Creativity and Regional Development Charlie Karlsson and Börje Johansson 3. Innovation and Space – from Externalities to Networks Corinne Autant-Bernard, Pascal Billand and Nadine Massard 4. The Development Potential of Urban Migrant Entrepreneurship – New Opportunity Seekers in the Netherlands Mediha Sahin, Alina Todiras and Peter Nijkamp 5. Innovation in Low- and Medium-Technology Manufacturing – The Role of Networks and Non-R&D Inputs Juan Julio Gutierrez 6. Endogenous Factors in Regional Performance: A Review of Research in Australia Robert J. Stimson 7. Free versus Monitored Job Search in Sweden Michael Olsson PART II: INSTITUTIONS 8. Regional Institutional Environment and New Firm Formation Kristina Nyström 9. Knowledge, Political Innovation and Referendum Tsuyoshi Hatori and Kiyoshi Kobayashi 10. Economic Evaluation of Pre- and Post-Discounting Fee Systems Kakuya Matsushima and Kiyoshi Kobayashi PART III: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT 11. Clustering and the Location of Multinational Enterprises: An Exploration of Financial Services in London Gary A.S. Cook and Naresh R. Pandit 12. Globalization and Distribution of Exports Börje Johansson and Désirée Nilsson 13. Firm Performance and International Trade – Evidence from a Small Open Economy Martin Andersson, Sara Johansson and Hans Lööf 14. Imports, R&D and Local Patent Production Urban Gråsjö Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume comprises a selection of key papers which map out the latest developments in various aspects of spatial economics and economic geography. Edited by a leading authority in the field, this collection brings together papers which reflect both the depth of analysis and also the diversity of the different lines of enquiry regarding issues of Innovation and Geography, Cities and Clustering, Labour and Land Markets, and Empirics. Together these seminal pieces represent the 'state-of-the-art' in the field of spatial economics and economic geography and therefore provide an ideal base on which further analyses will build.Along with an original introduction by Professor McCann, this volume will be of relevance to academics, researchers and students interested in the field of spatial economics and economic geography.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Philip McCann PART I KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND GEOGRAPHY 1. Luc Anselin, Attila Varga and Zoltan Acs (1997), ‘Local Geographic Spillovers between University Research and High Technology Innovations’ 2. Ron Boschma (2005), ‘Proximity and Innovation. A Critical Assessment’ 3. Gerald A. Carlino, Satyajit Chatterjee and Robert M. Hunt (2007), ‘Urban Density and the Rate of Invention’ 4. Riccardo Crescenzi, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Michael Storper (2007), ‘The Territorial Dynamics of Innovation: A Europe–United States Comparative Analysis’ 5. Koen Frenken, Frank Van Oort and Thijs Verburg (2007), ‘Related Variety, Unrelated Variety and Regional Economic Growth’ 6. Richard Shearmur and Mario Polèse (2007), ‘Do Local Factors Explain Local Employment Growth? Evidence from Canada, 1971–2001’ PART II CITIES AND CLUSTERING 7. Gilles Duranton (2007), ‘Urban Evolutions: The Fast, the Slow, and the Still’ 8. Glenn Ellison, Edward L. Glaeser and William R. Kerr (2010), ‘What Causes Industry Agglomeration? Evidence from Coagglomeration Patterns’ 9. Ian R. Gordon and Philip McCann (2000), ‘Industrial Clusters: Complexes, Agglomeration and/or Social Networks?’ 10. Edward L. Glaeser and Joshua D. Gottlieb (2006), ‘Urban Resurgence and the Consumer City’ 11. J. Vernon Henderson and Hyoung Gun Wang (2007), ‘Urbanization and City Growth: The Role of Institutions’ 12. Michael Storper and Anthony J. Venables (2004), ‘Buzz: Face-to-Face Contact and the Urban Economy’ PART III LABOUR AND LAND MARKETS 13. Alessandra Faggian and Philip McCann (2009), ‘Human Capital, Graduate Migration and Innovation in British Regions’ 14. Edward L. Glaeser, Joseph Gyourko and Raven E. Saks (2005), ‘Why Have Housing Prices Gone Up?’ 15. Charlotta Mellander, Richard Florida and Kevin Stolarick (2011), ‘Here to Stay – The Effects of Community Satisfaction on the Decision to Stay’ 16. John M. Quigley and Steven Raphael (2005), ‘Regulation and the High Cost of Housing in California’ 17. Jordan Rappaport (2007), ‘Moving to Nice Weather’ 18. Jesse M. Shapiro (2006), ‘Smart Cities: Quality of Life, Productivity, and the Growth Effects of Human Capital’ PART IV EMPIRICS [140 pp] 19. J. Paul Elhorst (2010), ‘Applied Spatial Econometrics: Raising the Bar’ 20. Germà Bel and Xavier Fageda (2008), ‘Getting there Fast: Globalization, Intercontinental Flights and Location of Headquarters’ 21. Bernard Fingleton and Manfred M. Fischer (2010), ‘Neoclassical Theory Versus New Economic Geography: Competing Explanations of Cross-Regional Variation in Economic Development’ 22. Andrew F. Haughwout (2002), ‘Public Infrastructure Investments, Productivity and Welfare in Fixed Geographic Areas’ 23. Patricia C. Melo, Daniel J. Graham and Robert B. Noland (2009), ‘A Meta-Analysis of Estimates of Urban Agglomeration Economies’ 24. Dani Rodrik, Arvind Subramanian and Francesco Trebbi (2004), ‘Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions Over Geography and Integration in Economic Development’

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Book Synopsis'. . . provides a good overview of the issues in economic geography both in terms of theory and applications. This is a good book for starters, who want to find a direction within economic geography, and are looking for a book that provides a brief, but interesting, outlook of the main topics investigated in economic geography.'- Vítor Braga, Economic Geography Research GroupThis well-researched book provides a concise contribution to a large-scale debate on economic globalization. Martin Sokol introduces key theoretical approaches that help us to understand how economies work, why they suffer recessions and crises, and why economic inequalities at various levels are growing in the context of globalization. He introduces key economic geography concepts and theories, demonstrating their application to our contemporary globalizing world. The role that economic geography may play in informing policy making is highlighted, and debates surrounding the recent global financial and economic crisis are expounded. This highly accessible book will prove an essential reference tool for academics, students and researchers focusing on geography, economics, planning and regional development, development studies, international politics and international business. Policy makers and practitioners in local, regional and national authorities, international bodies and non-governmental organizations will also find this book to be an invaluable resource. Contents: Introduction 1. Economic Globalisation, Inequality and Instability 2. What is Economic Geography About? 3. Key Approaches in Economic Geography 4. Neo-classical Approach, Location Theory and Beyond 5. Marxist-inspired Approaches and Uneven Development 6. Alternative Approaches and New Economic Geography 7. Economic Geographies of the Contemporary World 8. Economic Geography and Policy Challenges Appendix: Useful Journals and Internet Sources Bibliography IndexTrade Review'Telling it like it is in a direct and engaging style, this is a book without preconceptions. It is a vital intervention that makes sense of the sorry state of the contemporary global economy and its formative geographies and shows what is involved in constructing an alternative.' --Roger Lee, Queen Mary University of London, UKThis introductory text is about economic geography and globalization in all their different stripes and colours. It introduces clearly the subject matters in economic geography through a wide range of important conceptual lenses and theoretical perspectives. It does so without a facts-based rendition of what globalization actually is. Instead, Sokol offers a refreshingly light touch on the various approaches in understanding contemporary economic geographies and applies these conceptual insights, in a helpful and straightforward manner, to our appreciation of such key challenges of globalization as inequality, instability, and uneven development. It is both wide in coverage and contemporary in relevance. The text will be well adopted in courses on economic geography, global studies, development studies, and international political economy. --Henry Yeung, National University of SingaporeTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Economic Globalisation, Inequality and Instability 2. What is Economic Geography About? 3. Key Approaches in Economic Geography 4. Neo-classical Approach, Location Theory and Beyond 5. Marxist-inspired Approaches and Uneven Development 6. Alternative Approaches and New Economic Geography 7. Economic Geographies of the Contemporary World 8. Economic Geography and Policy Challenges Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis'. . . provides a good overview of the issues in economic geography both in terms of theory and applications. This is a good book for starters, who want to find a direction within economic geography, and are looking for a book that provides a brief, but interesting, outlook of the main topics investigated in economic geography.'- Vítor Braga, Economic Geography Research GroupThis well-researched book provides a concise contribution to a large-scale debate on economic globalization. Martin Sokol introduces key theoretical approaches that help us to understand how economies work, why they suffer recessions and crises, and why economic inequalities at various levels are growing in the context of globalization. He introduces key economic geography concepts and theories, demonstrating their application to our contemporary globalizing world. The role that economic geography may play in informing policy making is highlighted, and debates surrounding the recent global financial and economic crisis are expounded. This highly accessible book will prove an essential reference tool for academics, students and researchers focusing on geography, economics, planning and regional development, development studies, international politics and international business. Policy makers and practitioners in local, regional and national authorities, international bodies and non-governmental organizations will also find this book to be an invaluable resource. Contents: Introduction 1. Economic Globalisation, Inequality and Instability 2. What is Economic Geography About? 3. Key Approaches in Economic Geography 4. Neo-classical Approach, Location Theory and Beyond 5. Marxist-inspired Approaches and Uneven Development 6. Alternative Approaches and New Economic Geography 7. Economic Geographies of the Contemporary World 8. Economic Geography and Policy Challenges Appendix: Useful Journals and Internet Sources Bibliography IndexTrade Review'Telling it like it is in a direct and engaging style, this is a book without preconceptions. It is a vital intervention that makes sense of the sorry state of the contemporary global economy and its formative geographies and shows what is involved in constructing an alternative.' --Roger Lee, Queen Mary University of London, UKThis introductory text is about economic geography and globalization in all their different stripes and colours. It introduces clearly the subject matters in economic geography through a wide range of important conceptual lenses and theoretical perspectives. It does so without a facts-based rendition of what globalization actually is. Instead, Sokol offers a refreshingly light touch on the various approaches in understanding contemporary economic geographies and applies these conceptual insights, in a helpful and straightforward manner, to our appreciation of such key challenges of globalization as inequality, instability, and uneven development. It is both wide in coverage and contemporary in relevance. The text will be well adopted in courses on economic geography, global studies, development studies, and international political economy. --Henry Yeung, National University of SingaporeTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Economic Globalisation, Inequality and Instability 2. What is Economic Geography About? 3. Key Approaches in Economic Geography 4. Neo-classical Approach, Location Theory and Beyond 5. Marxist-inspired Approaches and Uneven Development 6. Alternative Approaches and New Economic Geography 7. Economic Geographies of the Contemporary World 8. Economic Geography and Policy Challenges Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging Handbook is the first major compilation of the theoretical and empirical research that is forging the new and exciting paradigm of evolutionary economic geography. The book's distinguished contributors set out the theoretical, methodological and empirical foundations of an evolutionary perspective on the economic landscape. In so doing, they explore the interplay between organizational dynamics, industrial dynamics and space; analyze the nature and spatial evolution of networks; address the evolution of institutions in territorial contexts; and explore the evolution of agglomerations and clusters. This original reference work will undoubtedly play an important and formative role in influencing the future research agenda of evolutionary economic geography. It will strongly appeal to scholars, researchers and students in economic geography, regional economics, evolutionary economics, industrial economics, management and organizational studies, and related fields. Contributors: C. Antonelli, R. Boschma, G. Bottazzi, S. Breschi, U. Cantner, G. Cioccarelli, P. Cooke, M.S. Dahl, B. Dalum, C. de Laurentis, S. Denicolai, P. Dindo, J. Essletzbichler, L. Fleming, K. Frenken, E. Giuliani, J. Glückler, H. Graf, R. Hassink, S. Iammarino, J. Lambooy, C. Lenzi, F. Lissoni, A. Malmberg, R. Martin, P. Maskell, P. McCann, C.R. Ostergaard, D.L. Rigby, J.W. Rivkin, E.W. Schamp, J. Simmie, O. Sorenson, U. Staber, E. Stam, S. Strambach, P. Sunley, A. Vezzulli, A. ZucchellaTrade Review‘The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography is a comprehensive collection of topics in the newly emerging paradigm of evolutionary economic geography. . . The introduction, like those in any good collection, links up the papers in this Handbook by the basis of an evolutionary thinking behind the wide scales of topics. . . the 24 articles included in The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography have a wide coverage of varying angles, all of which shed light on this emerging paradigm from different aspects. . . this book has definitely achieved its goal of ''playing a formative role in influencing the future research agenda in this area''. It is therefore highly recommended to researchers who want to dip further into evolutionary economic geography or those who simply want to get an overall profile of its development.’ -- Tian Miao, Growth and Change’[T]he Handbook is a very significant achievement in that it provides a thorough and detailed overview of the EEG project through the insights of its leading thinkers and practitioners. As such, it is crucial reading both for scholars who are already using evolutionary ideas in their research and for ones curious about what EEG is and why other economic geographers and regional scientists should pay attention to it.’ -- James T. Murphy, Journal of Regional Science‘The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography represents an important and authoritative statement of the ''state of the art'' in the field of EEG. It can be recommended as key resource for researchers in economic geography and spatial economics.’ -- Danny Mackinnon, Regional StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The New Paradigm of Evolutionary Economic Geography 1. The Aims and Scope of Evolutionary Economic Geography Ron Boschma and Ron Martin PART I: CONCEPTUAL CHALLENGES IN EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 2. Generalized Darwinism and Evolutionary Economic Geography Jürgen Essletzbichler and David L. Rigby 3. The Place of Path Dependence in an Evolutionary Perspective on the Economic Landscape Ron Martin and Peter Sunley 4. Complexity Thinking and Evolutionary Economic Geography Ron Martin and Peter Sunley 5. The Spatial Evolution of Innovation Networks: A Proximity Perspective Ron Boschma and Koen Frenken PART II: FIRM DYNAMICS, INDUSTRIAL DYNAMICS AND SPATIAL CLUSTERING 6. Entrepreneurship, Evolution and Geography Erik Stam 7. Pecuniary Externalities and the Localized Generation of Technological Knowledge Cristiano Antonelli 8. The Relationship between Multinational Firms and Innovative Clusters Simona Iammarino and Philip McCann 9. Emergence of Regional Clusters: The Role of Spinoffs in the Early Growth Process Michael S. Dahl, Christian R. Østergaard and Bent Dalum 10. A Social-Evolutionary Perspective on Regional Clusters Udo Staber 11. Evolutionary Economic Geography: Regional Systems of Innovation and High-tech Clusters Philip Cooke and Carla de Laurentis PART III: NETWORK EVOLUTION AND GEOGRAPHY 12. Clusters, Networks and Economic Development: An Evolutionary Economics Perspective Elisa Giuliani 13. Reputation, Trust and Relational Centrality in Local Networks: An Evolutionary Geography Perspective Stefano Denicolai, Antonella Zucchella and Gabriele Cioccarelli 14. The Evolution of a Strategic Alliance Network: Exploring the Case of Stock Photography Johannes Glückler 15. Complexity, Networks and Knowledge Flows Olav Sorenson, Jan W. Rivkin and Lee Fleming 16. The Geography of Knowledge Spillovers: The Role of Inventors’ Mobility Across Firms and in Space Stefano Breschi, Camilla Lenzi, Francesco Lissoni and Andrea Vezzulli 17. Growth, Development and Structural Change of Innovator Networks: The Case of Jena Uwe Cantner and Holger Graf PART IV: INSTITUTIONS, CO-EVOLUTION AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 18. An Evolutionary Approach to Localized Learning and Spatial Clustering Anders Malmberg and Peter Maskell 19. Path Dependence and Path Plasticity: The Co-evolution of Institutions and Innovation – the German Customized Business Software Industry Simone Strambach 20. On the Notion of Co-evolution in Economic Geography Eike W. Schamp 21. Locked in Decline? On the Role of Regional Lock-ins in Old Industrial Areas Robert Hassink PART V: STRUCTURAL CHANGE, AGGLOMERATION EXTERNALITIES AND REGIONAL BRANCHING 22. The Evolution of Spatial Patterns over Long Time-Horizons: The Relation with Technology and Economic Development Jan Lambooy 23. The Information Economy and its Spatial Evolution in English Cities James Simmie 24. An Evolutionary Model of Firms’ Location with Technological Externalities Giulio Bottazzi and Pietro Dindo Index

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Book SynopsisIn recent years a growing number of social scientists have become increasingly interested in the study of location problems. This interest has been fostered by the integration of national economies within broader spaces such as the EU or NAFTA as well as by their impact on the development of regions and cities. Another important reason for this attention is the growing awareness among economists that a comprehensive economic theory can no longer put space aside. Most economic activities are distributed over space, and for such activities space moulds the very nature of competition between firms. This major collection of classic articles demonstrates the important contribution of location theory and will be an essential source of reference for students or researchers of modern regional science or economic theory.Trade Review’This comprehensive collection brings together the classic articles in the field and is an essential source of reference for those engaged in the study and research of modern regional science.’- Public Administration, Development, and EnvironmentTable of ContentsVolume I The location theory of the firm - continuous location models, network location models; household location and land use - the location of households and residential equilibrium, land use models; spatial competition and central places theories - location models of spatial competition, location models of central places. Volume II General equlibrium in space - interregional and intercity trade models, general equilibrium models of location with land; the spatial organization of public services - the location of public facilities, local public goods and land capitalization; operational models of location.

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Book SynopsisDigital information and data flows permeate every aspect of our society. Within this context, design extensively avails itself of the technological bounty of advanced digital tools. Yet beyond these tools, the fluidity of digital information and the seemingly immaterial nature of communication dominate most discussions. Understanding the contemporary networks of information and communication as inherently geographic, Geographies of Information attempts to realign design’s relationship to information and communication technologies (ICTs) by expounding on their multiscalar complexities and contextual intricacies. From the impact of digital social media on political action and the rise of predictive technologies in speculative real estate to new ways of mapping temporal conditions of a site and the evolving role of information in how designers see, understand, and act on space, ICTs exert critical influence. This issue of New Geographies examines the forms, imprints, places, and territories of ICTs through spatially grounded and nuanced accounts of the hybrid conditions that ICTs generate, the scales at which they operate, and how this production of space is manifested in both advanced and emerging economies.

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Book SynopsisSustainable capitalism knowledge is often assumed for exclusively association with information about some forms of environmental crises. When we speak of sustainable, and unsustainable, we speak of a systemic crisis of both long-term dimension in the economy and business models, on all levels. We talk of local to the global crisis, with detrimental effects on humans and the environment, as well as economic organizations, of various kinds, often forfeiting any economic, social, and environmental future. The long-term crisis is a crisis of long-term investment, but it is also a crisis of human and ecological capital. The authors propose a new conceptual business model, polycentric at many levels. This research is an attempt to contribute to the global alliance for such sustainable capitalism in the making. In part, this is an ambitious undertaking, as the authors analyzed vital United Nations (UN) documents on sustainable development, as part of what they advocate as sustainable capitalism, as a systemic response to existing shortcomings of the present model. This text attempts to educate global stakeholders about the importance, the rationale, and the pathway to introduce sustainable capitalism into global economics and business models.

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Book SynopsisThis book is part of a five-volume set that explores sustainability in textile industry practices globally. Case studies are provided that cover the theoretical and practical implications of sustainable textile issues, including environmental footprints of textile manufacturing, consumer behavior, eco-design in clothing and apparels, supply chain sustainability, the chemistry of textile manufacturing, waste management and textile economics. The set will be of interest to researchers, engineers, industrialists, R&D managers and students working in textile chemistry, economics, materials science, and sustainable consumption and production. This volume discusses novel trends and concepts in sustainable textile design, including innovative topics such as doodling and upcycling in clothing and apparel design for sustainable fashion initiatives. Along with strategies for repurposing fashion sustainability, the book also covers university interventions for the development of proper and environmentally friendly design practices. Specific technologies addressed include UV applications, laser treatments for dyeing, refined surface design techniques for products such as leather. Table of ContentsChapter1: Sustainable textile designs made from renewable biodegradable sustainable natural abaca fibers.- Chapter2: Analysis of zero waste patternmaking approaches for application to apparel.- Chapter3: Factors that affect sustainability in the textile design industry in Kadoma. Zimbabwe.- Chapter4: Contributions to sustainable textile design with natural textile design with natural raffia fibers.- Chapter5: Innovative sustainable apparel design: Application of CAD and redesign process.- Chapter6: Bacteria working to create sustainable textile materials and textile colorants leading to sustainable textile design.- Chapter7: Sustainable clothing designs for fashion– Design strategies and its implementation possibilities.- Chapter8: Contribution of UV technology to sustainable textile production and design.- Chapter9: Repurposing design process.- Chapter10: Doodlage: reinventing fashion vis sustainable design.- Chapter11: Sustainability in textile design with laser technology.- Chapter12: University intervention in inculcating design practices for sustainable fashion

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