Urban and regional prosperity in a globalised new economy / edited by Roger Sugden, Rita Hartung Cheng and G. Richard Meadows.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Sugden, Roger.

Cheng, Rita H. (Rita Hartung), 1952-

Meadows, G. Richard.

Conference Name:

Institute-Milwaukee Workshop on Urban and Regional Prosperity in a Globalised Economy (1st-2nd : 2000-2001 : University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regional economics--Congresses.

Regional economics.

Economic development--Congresses.

Economic development.

Economic policy.

Wisconsin--Economic policy--Congresses.

Wisconsin.

Globalization--Congresses.

Globalization.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xxv, 318 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2003]

Contents:

Urban and regional prosperity in a globalised new economy: an overview xvi

1. Economic 'prosperity' and 'globalisation': an agenda and perspective / Roger Sugden, James R. Wilson 3

2. The problem of regional 'hollowing out' in Japan: lessons for regional industrial policy / Keith Cowling, Philip R. Tomlinson 33

3. Regional prosperity in a globalised economy: evidence from Mexico / Kaye G. Husbands 59

4. Economic activity, market structure and public policy / Johan Willner 83

5. Notes on labour market flexibility: questions for the new economy / Stanley Siebert 106

6. Antitrust issues: global cartels, competition law and the new economy / John M. Connor 127

7. Economic gains from regional concentration of business operations / James Peoples 159

8. Why do biotechnology firms cluster? Some possible explanations / Stuart O. Schweitzer, Marco R. Di Tommaso 181

9. Industrial clusters and districts in the new economy: some perspectives and cases / Marco Bellandi 196

10. The global economy and manufacturing: the case of Wisconsin / Donald A. Nichols 223

11. Reflections on a university's role in regional economic development / Mark A. Mone 240

Appendix Wisconsin Economic Summit: South-eastern Wisconsin regional paper / Nancy L. Zimpher, Mark A. Mone, Sammis White, Timothy R. Sheehy, Kris Piwek 259

12. International perspectives on the prosperity of a region: a personal reflection / J. Robert Branston, Roger Sugden, James R. Wilson 281

Appendix International perspectives on South-eastern Wisconsin's economic development / L'institute 291.

Notes:

This volume comprises papers that were requested from various authors at the First and Second L'Institute-Milwaukee Workshop on Urban and Regional Prosperity in a Globalised Economy.

"In association with L'institute (Institute for Industrial Development Policy), Universities of Birmingham (UK), Ferrara (Italy) and Wisconsin-Milwaukee (USA)."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1843763893

OCLC:

51886476