Description
Book SynopsisInternational contributors provide the first examination of the growing subject of regional knowledge-economy development.
Illustrated by data and ''stylized'' accounts, the international contributors chart the evolution of knowledge economies, questioning the way in which they work and criticize accepted theories and inform how places can cope in the knowledge economy.
Based in concept on Cooke''s Knowledge Economies (Routledge, 2002), Regional Development in the Knowledge Economy is a well-grounded work exploring this increasingly important theme with relevance to innovation systems and related economic development literature.
Trade Review'The book is written in "academic" but as editor Philip Cooke says, it raises good questions for policy-makers.' – Public
"[This] book deserves to be well consulted by academics and policy-makers." - Regional Studies
'The book is written in "academic" but as editor Philip Cooke says, it raises good questions for policy-makers.' – Public
"[This] book deserves to be well consulted by academics and policy-makers." - Regional Studies
Table of Contents1. Introduction: Regional Asymmetries, Knowledge Categories and Innovation Intermediation 2. Localised Knowledge Spillovers: The Key to Innovativeness in Industrial Clusters? 3. Knowledge-Intensive Industries and Regional Development: The Case of the Software Industry in Norway Arne Isaksen (STEP Group, Oslo) 4. The Impact of Geography on the Innovative Productivity of Software Firm in the Netherlands 5. Constructing Regional Innovation Systems through a Triple Helix: Lessons and Inspiration from the Northern Hemisphere 6. Sourcing of Market Knowledge in Biotechnology 7. Knowledge Access at Distance: Strategies and Practices of New Biotechnology Firms in Emerging Locations 8. Linking Less-Favoured Finnish Regions to the Knowledge Economy Through University Filial Centres 9. Economic Growth in Emerging Knowledge Intensive Areas: The High-Tech Cluster in Pisa 10. An Emerging ICT Cluster in a Marginal Region: The Sardinian Experience 11. Cooperation Networks and Regional Development: Case of Multisectoral Partnership for Innovation 12. The New Knowledge Regions: From Simple to Complex Innovation Theory 13. Conclusions. Variety and Miracles for Successful Regional Innovation Policies: From 'Copy and Paste' to 'Copy and Paste Special'
