The motivation for this book comes from the apparent inability of existing orthodox location theory to throw light on a series of location-production problems which are typically faced by modem manufacturing and distribution ftrms. These problems are related to the treatment of time by ftrms, who normally view time costs in terms of inventory costs. From this perspective, traditional industrial location and linkage analysis can be re-cast in a form in which space- time problems can be dealt with in a unifted manner. The role played by input factor prices and market prices in location...
The motivation for this book comes from the apparent inability of existing orthodox location theory to throw light on a series of location-production ...
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Geography and Growth provides a timely, accessible review of our understanding of the complex links between innovation, entrepreneurship, geography and growth. Expert contributions provide a thorough roadmap of the developments in research at the interface of these themes.
A timely and accessible review of our understanding of the complex links between innovation, entrepreneurship, geography and growth
A highly comprehensive roadmap of the range of issues addressed by research in these areas
Discusses the most profitable...
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Geography and Growth provides a timely, accessible review of our understanding of the complex links between in...
The new EU Cohesion Policy is one of the largest integrated development policies in the Western world, and one of the largest of such programmes anywhere in the world. The reforms to the EU Cohesion Policy contain many different elements each of which interlink in order to provide a cohesive overall framework. Some of the key elements in the reforms, however, relate to the conditionalities employed and their effects on policy governance and the control mechanism, the smart specialization approach to policy prioritization and resource allocation, the underlying place-based logic of the...
The new EU Cohesion Policy is one of the largest integrated development policies in the Western world, and one of the largest of such programmes an...
Smart specialisation is the new policy approach to the development of regional innovation systems across Europe and it involves fostering innovative and entrepreneurial initiatives which are well tailored to the local context. The different technologies, skills profiles, business activities, institutions and sectors which reflect a region s economic strengths and potential are to be fostered and encouraged to diversify in ways which also exploit the region s linkages with broader global value-chains.
Yet, the ideas contained in the smart specialisation agenda have until now...
Smart specialisation is the new policy approach to the development of regional innovation systems across Europe and it involves fostering innovativ...
