Theories of Endogenous Regional Growth Lessons for Regional Policies

During the last two decades a new growth theory has emerged - often labelled "endogenous economic growth". The contributions in the book develop these advances into a theoretical framework for endogenous regional economic growth and explain the implications for regional economic policies i...

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Other Authors: Johansson, Börje (Editor), Karlsson, Charlie (Editor), Stough, Roger R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2001, 2001
Edition:1st ed. 2001
Series:Advances in Spatial Science, The Regional Science Series
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I: Introduction
  • 1 Introduction: Endogenous Regional Growth and Policies
  • II: Endogenous Growth Theory Applied in a Regional Context
  • 2 Endogenous Growth Theory and the Role of Institutions in Regional Economic Development
  • 3 Social Processes, and Regional Economic Development
  • 4 Regional Dynamics with Endogenous Knowledge in a Multi-Sector Model
  • 5 Technology and Regional Development: Theory Revisited
  • 6 History, Spatial Structure, and Regional Growth: Lessons for Policy Making
  • III: Interregional Processes, Scale Economies and Agglomeration
  • 7 Local Advantage and Lessons for Territorial Competition in Europe
  • 8 Geographic Transaction Costs and Specialisation Opportunities of Small and Medium-Sized Regions: Scale Economies and Market Extension
  • 9 Trade and Regional Development: International and Interregional Competitiveness in Brazil
  • 10 The Economic System of Small-to-Medium Sized Regions in Japan
  • 11 Agglomeration, Enterprize Size, and Productivity
  • IV: Functional Regions, Clustering and Local Economic Development
  • 12 The Learning Region and Territorial Production Systems
  • 13 Clustering and Economic Change: New Policy Orientations — The Case of Styria
  • 14 The Italian Smallness Anomaly: Coexistence and Turbulence in the Market Structure
  • 15 Knowledge Workers, Communication, and Spatial Diffusion
  • 16 Regional Growth Theories and Local Economic Development: Some Case Studies
  • V: Endogenous Regional Economic Policy Analyses
  • 17 Universities and Regional Economic Development: Does Agglomeration Matter?
  • 18 Change in Manufacturing Productivity in the U.S. South: Implications for Regional Growth Policy
  • 19 Spatial Policy for Sparsely Populated Areas: A Forlorn Hope? Swedish Experiences
  • 20 Theories of Endogenous Regional Growth — Lessons forRegional Policies
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Auhors Index