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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