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  1. The Economics of Creativity

    Ideas, Firms and Markets

    Edited by Thierry Burger-Helmchen

    Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

    Understanding the economic implication of creative individuals and firms is at the heart of the new economy and of related fields such as the economics of knowledge, the economics of science and innovation management. This book brings together a panel of theoretical and empirical contributions...

    Published January 27th 2013 by Routledge

  2. Local Industrial Clusters

    Existence, Emergence and Evolution

    By Thomas Brenner

    Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

    The key approach taken in this book is that all local economic clusters have something in common - specific case-studies are thus put into wider perspective in a masterly study that will be of keen interest to both economists and geographers....

    Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge

  3. The Emerging Industrial Structure of the Wider Europe

    Edited by F. McGowan, S. Radosevic, Nick Von Tunzelman

    Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

    The latest wave of European Union expansion has brought many central and Eastern European countries into the fold. Unlike previous enlargements however, the latest new members are also undergoing radical economic reform as they reintegrate into international economy.This book reviews the changing...

    Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge

  4. Mergers and Acquisitions in Asia

    A Global Perspective

    By Roger Y.W. Tang, Ali M. Metwalli

    Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

    This book examines recent trends towards mergers and acquisitions in Japan, Greater China and Southeast Asia from 1990 to 2004. Comparisons are made among regions and between countries of particular regions. The economic profiles and investment climates of key countries are discussed and...

    Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge

  5. Evolution and Design of Institutions

    By Christian Schubert, Georg Von Wangenheim

    Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

    This book comprises nine papers approaching designed institutions and their interplay with spontaneous institutions from various angles. While the evolution of spontaneous institutions is quite well understood in economic thinking, the development of consciously designed institutions has been...

    Published November 14th 2012 by Routledge

  6. Universities, Cities and Regions

    Loci for Knowledge and Innovation Creation

    Edited by Roberta Capello, Agnieszka Olechnicka, Grzegorz Gorzelak

    Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

    Regions and cities are the natural loci where knowledge is created, and where it can be easily turned into a commercial product. Regions are territories where, under certain socio-economic conditions, a strong sense of belonging and mutual trust develops the ability to transform information and...

    Published November 5th 2012 by Routledge

  7. Location and Competition

    Edited by Harry Garretsen, Steven Brakman

    Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

    The 'new economic geography' is one of the most significant developments to have occurred in economics in recent years. The new insights gained from this approach have been successfully applied to issues such as globalization, international integration and policy competition. Contributed to and...

    Published September 12th 2012 by Routledge

  8. The Changing Economic Geography of Globalization

    By Giovanna Vertova

    Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

    The process of globalization has had profound, often destabilizing, effects on space, at all levels (i.e. local, regional, national, international). This revealing book analyzes, both theoretically and empirically, the effects of globalization over space. It considers, through a dialogue among...

    Published June 28th 2012 by Routledge

  9. Evolutionary Economic Geography

    Location of production and the European Union

    By Miroslav Jovanovic

    Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

    The purpose of this book is to provide a guided tour through the theoretical foundations of spatial locations of firms and industries in an evolutionary economic framework. It addresses the issues of how a location of business in geographical space is selected and where economic activity may (re)...

    Published June 14th 2012 by Routledge

  10. Social Networks, Innovation and the Knowledge Economy

    Edited by Isabel Salavisa, Margarida Fontes

    Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition

    In this book, the authors illustrate how social networks can play a very significant role in the technological catch up process in moderate innovative countries. Using an innovative approach to the study of entrepreneurship in knowledge-intensive sectors, the book analyses the role of...

    Published May 13th 2012 by Routledge