Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Development - Business Development

Fast urbanizing countries like China have experienced rapid albeit geographically uneven local and regional economic growth during the past few decades. Notwithstanding this development pattern, China has been investing heavily in targeted coastal and inland regions through planning policies for infrastructure, location and cities. This is a largely place-based investment process that is of great importance for the public, business and policymakers. China s urban and regional transformations provide incentives for spatial agglomeration and will shift the growth of activities within and...

The last four decades have seen major changes in the global economy, with the collapse of communism and the spread of capitalism into parts of the world from which it had previously been excluded. Beginning with a grounding in Marxian political economy, this book explores a range of new ideas as to what economic geography can offer as it intersects with public policy and planning in the new globalised economy.

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Approaches to Economic Geography" draws together the formidable work of Ray Hudson into an authoritative collection, offering a unique approach to the understanding of the...

The life sciences is an industrial sector that covers the development of biological products and the use of biological processes in the production of goods, services and energy. This sector is frequently presented as a major opportunity for policy-makers to upgrade and renew regional economies, leading to social and economic development through support for high-tech innovation. "

Innovation, Regional Development and the Life Sciences" analyses where innovation happens in the life sciences, why it happens in those places, and what this means for regional development policies and...

It is now commonly accepted that we live in a knowledge-based society and descriptions of what this means in practice are legion via analysis of the interaction between universities and the economy, business clusters and technopoles and the rise of information technology.

However, few attempts have been made to understand the philosophical roots and political nature of such a society - a complex enactment of contemporary state power through which a modern style of governance cane be exercised.

Central to this is the notion of the internationalization of policy regimes, the...

The interplay between smart urban technologies and city development is a relatively uncharted territory. "Technology and the City" aims to fill that gap, exploring the growing importance of smart technologies and systems in contemporary cities, and providing an in-depth understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of smart urban technology adoption, and its implications for our cities.

Beginning with an elaboration of the historical significance of technologies in economic growth, social progress and urban development, Yigitcanlar introduces the most prominent smart urban...

Mountain regions are subject to a unique set of economic pressures. While often primarily rural in nature, they often abut large cities while the development of industries such as hydroelectric power and the rapid development of tourism can bring about sweeping socio-economic change and vast demographic alterations.

This book provides an overview of these forces increased urbanisation, environmental pressures, cross-border governance of regional development and spatial disparities while much of the real world context draws on the Alps, spanning as they do, the significant economies...

This textbook examines the themes of globalization and sustainability and their impact. It bridges international business, business ethics and sustainable development, exploring classic and contemporary theory and practice, whilst providing an overall picture of what it means to be a sustainable business in today's global economy.

Developing regions are set to account for the vast majority of future urban growth, and women and girls will become the majority inhabitants of these locations in the Global South. This is one of the first books to detail the challenges facing poorer segments of the female population who commonly reside in 'slums'. It explores the variegated disadvantages of urban poverty and slum-dwelling from a gender perspective.

This book revolves around conceptualisation of the 'gender-urban-slum interface' which explains key elements to understanding women's experiences in slum...

If starting and growing your own business was easy, everyone would be doing it. And guess what? Not everyone is. Start-ups have notoriously high mortality rates. Most don't make it within the first couple of years. If your business is still around after two years, and you are too, then you have the equally difficult challenge of growing it. In light of this reality, how do you make sure you are making the right career move by becoming an entrepreneur? How do you significantly increase your chances of surviving the start-up phase? How do you then stay relevant and succeed in growing your...

What's the major factor in most start-up failures? Although you might think it's the limited resources of the small company, the answer is actually inexperienced management.

Don't stand in the way of your company's success Learn how to become an effective manager of your people and resources so you can navigate the inevitable small company pitfalls-and achieve the necessary growth to become a prosperous company.

"Think Big " teaches you how to handle the critical challenges every entrepreneurial endeavor faces in a timely and effectual manner. Presenting ten essential management...

First published in 1982. Foreign control of capital is a major problem for many developing countries and can lead to the exercise of a form of colonial control whereby capital is provided for political rather than economic reasons. This book discusses the implications of this phenomenon for trade theory and the amount of pressure that foreign countries can exert. The opening chapter examines the themes of de-industrialisation, of stagnation after an initial spurt in economic activity, and the premise that inflows of capital do not necessarily generate growth and expansion. These initial...