Knowledge, innovation, and economic growth : the theory and practice of learning regions /
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| Imprint: | Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2000. |
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| Description: | xiv, 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4456506 |
Table of Contents:
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of contributors
- The editors
- Preface
- Part 1. The Learning Region Paradigm Explained
- 1. Introduction to Learning Regions: a New Issue for Analysis?
- 2. Learning and Agglomeration Economies: Adapting to Differentiating Economic Structures
- 3. The Learning Capabilities of Regions: Conceptual Policies and Patterns
- 4. Distance and Learning: Does Proximity Matter?
- Part 2. Institutions and Policy
- 5. Innovation and Regional Development Policy
- 6. Planning the Learning Region: an Italian Approach
- 7. In Search of a Regional Innovation Strategy for Flanders
- Part 3. Learning and Collaboration in Practice
- 8. Learning, Innovation and Proximity: An Empirical Exploration of Patterns of Learning: a Case Study
- 9. Learning in Non-core Regions: Towards 'Intelligent Clusters'; Addressing Business and Regional Needs
- 10. Interactive Learning within a Regional Innovation System: a Case Study in a Dutch Region
- 11. Innovation in Regional Supplier Networks: The Case of KIC
- Part 4. Conclusions
- 12. The Analysis of Learning Regions: Conclusions and Research Agenda
- Index