Regional innovation systems : the role of governances in a globalized world /

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Imprint:London ; Bristol, Pa., USA : UCL Press, 1998.
Description:xiii, 499 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3853764
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Other authors / contributors:Braczyk, Hans-Joachim, 1942-
Cooke, Philip (Philip N.)
Heidenreich, Martin.
ISBN:1857286898
1857286901 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 455-485) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • Part I. Introduction
  • 1. Introduction: origins of the concept
  • Part II. Market-Driven and Informal Coordination
  • 2. The remarkable resilience of the industrial districts of Tuscany
  • 3. Southeast Brabant: a regional innovation system in transition
  • 4. The Catalan innovation system: governing rapid changes
  • 5. The regional innovation system in Ontario
  • 6. From Silicon Valley to Hollywood: growth and development of the multimedia industry in California
  • Part III. Network Governance
  • 7. The regionalization of the Finnish innovation system: the case of Pirkanmaa
  • 8. Learning in the village economy of Denmark: the role of institutions and policy in sustaining competitiveness
  • 9. The Baden-Wurttemberg production and innovation regime: past successes and new challenges
  • 10. Global clustering and regional innovation: systemic integration in Wales
  • 11. Industrial clusters and the governance of change: lessons from North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
  • Part IV. Coordination From the Centre
  • 12. Regional innovation systems in Japan: the case of Tohoku
  • 13. Do regions make a difference?: the case of science and technology policies in Quebec
  • 14. Regional innovation systems and global markets: the Midi-Pyrenees benchmark
  • 15. Innovative milieu and cooperation networks: state initiatives and partnership for restructuring in Singapore
  • Part V. Conclusion
  • 16. Regional governance structures in a globalized world
  • Appendix. Basic statistical indicators of the 14 regional innovation systems
  • References
  • Index