Regional economic growth, SMEs, and the wider Europe / edited by Bernard Fingleton, Ayda Eraydin, and Raffaele Paci.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fingleton, B. (Bernard), 1949-

Eraydın, Ayda.

Paci, Raffaele.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regional planning.

Europe--Economic conditions.

Europe.

Economic conditions.

Regional planning--Europe.

Small business--Europe.

Small business.

Physical Description:

xv, 316 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2003]

Contents:

1 Introduction: SMEs and Regional Growth / Bernard Fingleton, Ayda Eraydin, Raffaele Paci 1

Part I Regional Growth at the European Scale

2 Non-Orthodox Approaches to European Regional Growth Modeling: A Review / Bernard Fingleton 13

3 Growth and Convergence Across Economies: The Experience of the European Regions / Enrique Lopez-Bazo 49

4 Disparities in Economic Growth and Unemployment Across the European Regions: A Sectoral Perspective / Raffaele Paci, Francesco Pigliaru, Maurizio Pugno 75

5 Dynamics and Agents of Regional Growth: The Performance of SME Clusters in Europe / Ayda Eraydin 103

Part II SMEs and Regional Development at the National Scale

6 Accounting and Modelling SMEs in the Regional Economy / Bjarne Madsen, Chris Jensen-Butler 129

7 Norwegian Regional Development and the Role of SMEs / Steinar Johansen 149

8 Regional Development and SMEs in Ireland / Edgar Morgenroth, Eoin O'Malley 161

9 Small and Medium-Sized Business as a Regional Development Factor in Lithuania / Vytautas Snieska, Regina Virvilaite, Jurate Banyte, Vaida Kvainauskaite, Asta Savaneviciene 192

10 The Role of SMEs in the Regional Development of the Czech Republic / Vaclav Beran, Jana Frkova 209

Part III Case Studies on SMEs and Regional Development

11 The Changing Role of SMEs in the Regional Growth Process: The Case of Denizli / Bilge Armatli Koroglu, Burak Beyhan 229

12 Small Entrepreneurs in Medimurje: Between Tradition and Challenges of New Forms of Cooperation / Drago Cengic 246

13 Small and Medium Enterprises and Their Role in the Innovative Environment of the Bratislava Region / Jana Gasparikova, Milan Bucek, Stefan Rehak 270

14 Spatial Industrial Dynamics in the Uddevalla Local Labour Market Region: An Application of the Lead-Lag Model / Charlie Karlsson, Martin Andersson 289.

Notes:

This book is a partial outcome of the work of COST Action A17, entitled Small and medium enterprises, economic development, and regional convergence in Europe.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0754636135

OCLC:

51607366