The new forces of economic development : territorial policy for endogenous development / Antonio Vázquez-Barquero.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vázquez Barquero, Antonio.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Economic policy.

Endogenous growth (Economics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book proposes the theory and practice of endogenous development that helps to analyze economic dynamics and works within a context of continuous economic, technological, and institutional transformations. This approach will help shape both our understanding and response in times of economic crisis. The book also focuses on the evolutionary approach, analyzing development forces that condition the capital accumulation process. It contends that entrepreneurial development and the formation of firm networks, the diffusion of innovations and knowledge, the urban development of the territory,

Contents:

Preface; Contents; Illustrations; Chapter 1 Integration, Development, and Global Economic Crisis; Chapter 2 Economic Development of the Territory; Chapter 3 Endogenous Development; Chapter 4 The Dynamics of Clusters and Milieus; Chapter 5 Polycentric Development of the Territory; Chapter 6 Creativity and Diffusion of Innovation; Chapter 7 Local Development Policies; Chapter 8 The Quest for a New Development Policy; Chapter 9 Territorial Policy; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613143822

9781283143820

1283143828

9789814282512

9814282510

OCLC:

738438559