Technological Change, Economic Development and Space
The pressures of global competition are affecting regions throughout the world and making it increasingly necessary to understand the complex underlying mechanisms and the potential for innovation offered by new technology. Success in economic restructuring depends not only on the technology itself,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1995, 1995
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1995 |
| 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:
- 1. Technological Change, Economic Development and Space: An Introduction
- 1.1 The Context
- 1.2 The Structure of the Book
- References
- A: Diffusion of Knowledge, Network Externalities and Economic Development
- 2. Creation, Innovation and Diffusion of Knowledge: General and Specific Economic Impacts
- 3. A Territorial Socio-ecological Approach to Innovation Diffusion, Schumpeterian Competition and Dynamic Choice
- 4. Innovation, Communication Networks and Urban Milieus: A Sociological Approach
- 5. Transportation, Communications and Patterns of Location
- 6. The Interacting Choice Processes of Innovation, Location and Mobility: A Compartmental Approach
- B: Innovation Behaviour of Individual Firms
- 7. Technological Change and Innovation Behaviour
- 8. Company Classification and Technological Change: A New Perspective on Regional Innovation
- 9. Innovation Adoption, Innovation Networks and Agglomeration Economies
- 10. Network Externalities: Towards a Taxonomy of the Concept and a Theory of Their Effects on the Performance of Firms and Regions
- 11. Industrial Dynamics and Rational Expectations in a Spatial Setting
- C: Local/Global Networks: What Policy, What Future?
- 12. The Region as an Evolutive System
- 13. The New Flexible Economy: Shaping Regional and Local Institutions for Global Competition
- 14. High-tech Centres and Regional Innovation: Some Case Studies in the UK, Germany, Japan and Korea
- 15. Concluding Comments and Future Outlook
- Author Index
- List of Contributors