β Scribed by Peter Nijkamp, Iulia Siedschlag, Donal Smith (auth.), Peter Nijkamp, Iulia Siedschlag (eds.)
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This book investigates dynamic regions in the context of greater global interaction in a world economy increasingly driven by knowledge and innovation. It offers novel empirical evidence on the underlying factors of the growth performance of these spaces. In particular, the following questions are addressed: What role is there for research, education and innovation in the development strategies of the dynamic growth regions? What are the risks and consequences of dynamic growth on patterns of world growth and development, competitiveness, inequalities, and convergence? What development strategies should be promoted at national and international levels to promote a growing and more sustainable world economy? What are the implications of the emerging new competitors for Europeβs competitiveness? Using an innovative, integrated framework of analysis, the contributions in this book combine a wide array of complex theoretical and methodological approaches.
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Economic Growth, Innovation and Competitiveness in a Knowledge-Based World Economy: Introduction....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Defining Knowledge-Driven Economic Dynamism in the World Economy: A Methodological Perspective....Pages 15-39
Explaining Knowledge-Based Economic Growth in the World Economy....Pages 41-59
Critical Success Factors for a Knowledge-Based Economy: An Empirical Study into Background Factors of Economic Dynamism....Pages 61-89
Knowledge Spillover Agents and Regional Development....Pages 91-111
Star Scientists as Drivers of the Development of Regions....Pages 113-134
The Determinants of Regional Educational Inequality in Western Europe....Pages 135-163
Innovation and Firmsβ Productivity Growth in Slovenia: Sensitivity of Results to Sectoral Heterogeneity and to Estimation Method....Pages 165-193
Social Capital and Growth in Brazilian Municipalities....Pages 195-217
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
A Knowledge: Learning-Based Perspective on Foreign Direct Investment and the Multinational Enterprise....Pages 221-234
Determinants of MNE Subsidiaries Decision to Set up Own R&D Laboratories: The Choice of Region....Pages 235-257
Multinational Enterprise and Subsidiariesβ Absorptive Capacity and Global Knowledge Sourcing....Pages 259-277
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
The Competitive Advantage and Catching-Up of Nations: A New Framework and the Role of FDI, Clusters and Public Policy....Pages 281-303
The Role of Public Policies in Fostering Innovation and Growth: Theory and Empirical Evidence....Pages 305-341
European Competition and Industrial Policy: An Assessment and a New Framework....Pages 343-380
International Economics; Regional/Spatial Science; R & D/Technology Policy
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