Growth and innovation of competitive regions : the role of internal and external connections / Ugo Fratesi, Lanfranco Senn, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fratesi, Ugo.

Senn, Lanfranco.

Series:

Advances in spatial science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Regional economics.

Competition (Psychology).

Physical Description:

ix, 368 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Springer, [2009]

Summary:

This series contains scientific studies focusing on spatial phenomena, utilising theoretical frameworks, analytical methods, and empirical procedures specifically designed for spatial analysis. Advances in Spatial Science brings together innovative spatial research utilising concepts, perspectives, theories, and methods with a relevance to both basic science and policy making. The aim is to present advances in spatial science to an informed readership in universities, research organisations, and policy-making institutions throughout the world.

The type of material considered for publication in the series includes:

Monographs of theoretical and applied research in spatial science

State-of-the-art volumes in areas of basic research

Reports of innovative theories and methods in spatial science

Tightly edited reports from specially organised research seminars

Particular emphasis is laid on topics related to:

Spatial econometrics and statistics

GeoComputation and spatial data analysis

New economic geography

Regional economic development

Knowledge, innovation and space

Regional labour and housing markets

Transportation and travel behaviour

International and interregional integration issues

Contents:

Part I Foundations of Growth in Interconnected Territories

Regional Growth, Connections and Economic Modelling: An Introduction / Ugo Fratesi, Lanfranco Senn 3

Sustainable Interrelated Growth: A Phenomenal Approach / Alberto Bramanti, Massimiliano R. Riggi 29

A Model of Local Development / Giuseppe Folloni 45

The Dynamics of an 'Innovation Driven' Territorial System / Alberto Bramanti, Ugo Fratesi 59

Part II Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Regions Faced with External Competition

The Co-Evolution of Entrepreneurship and Clusters / Christian Garavaglia, Stefano Breschi 95

Learning, Innovation and Growth Within Interconected Clusters: An Agent-Based Approach / Mario A. Maggioni, Stefano N. Roncari 117

Knowledge-Based Economy and Knowledge Creation: The Role of Space / Roberto Camagni, Roberta Capello 145

Systems of Innovation and Regional Growth in the EU: Endogenous vs. External Innovative Activities and Socio-Economic Conditions / Riccardo Crescenzi, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose 167

Some Conjectures on the Tie Between Digital Divide and Regional Disparities / Marco Alderighi 193

Part III The Factors of Development in Advanced Regions

Interconnection-Infrastructure as a Prerequisite for the Development of Territories - The Role of Network Externalities / Anna Creti 217

Regional Growth and the Co-Evolution of Clusters: The Role of Labour Flows / Massimiliano R. Riggi, Mario A. Maggioni 245

Intra-National Disparities, Regional Interactions and the Growth of Countries / Marco Alderighi, Marco Percoco 269

Creativity, Cultural Investment and Local Development: A New Theoretical Framework for Endogenous Growth / Pier Luigi Sacco, Giovanna Segre 281

Part IV Methods and Theories for the Study of Interconnected Territories

Modelling Individual Behaviour of Firms in the Study of Spatial Concentration / Giuseppe Arbia, Massimiliano Copetti, Peter Diggle 297

The New Approach to Regional Economics Dynamics: Path Dependence and Spatial Self-Reinforcing Mechanisms / Domenico Marino, Raffaele Trapasso 329

Part V Conclusions

What Policy for Interconnected Territories? Conclusions and Openings / Lanfranco Senn, Ugo Fratesi 351.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783540709237

3540709231

OCLC:

317626506