Geographies of growth innovations, networks and collaborations

Today we can observe an increasing spatial divide as some large urban regions and many more medium-sized and small regions face growing problems such as decreasing labour demand, increasing unemployment and an ageing population. In view of these trends, this book offers a better understanding of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Karlsson, Charlie
Other Authors: Andersson, Martin, Bjerke, Lina
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK Edward Elgar Publishing Limited c. 2017, 2017
Series:New horizons in regional science
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Geography of structural change, employment and productivity
  • 2. Exploring regional differences in the regional capacity to absorb displacements / Kristina Nyström and Ingrid Viklund Ros
  • 3. Productivity and cross border accessibility to human capital- a study comparing norwegian and swedish border regions / Tobias Arvemo and Urban Gråsjö
  • 4. Inter- and intraregional balance: drivers of change and development / Andreas P. Cornett
  • 5. Is the convergence debate over?- structural changes and labour productivity / Amjad Naveed
  • Part II: Geography of entrepreneurship and business dynamics
  • 6. A local perspective on entrepreneurship and informal institutions / Sabrina Fredina and Marina Jogmark
  • 7. Revisiting broadband and new firm dynamics / Jitendra Parajuli and Kingsley E. Heynes
  • 8. The impact of individual characteristics and regional agglomeration on the surviv