Entrepreneurship and global competitiveness in regional economies

Entrepreneurship and global competitiveness in regional economies determinants and policy implications / [electronic resource] : edited by Gary D. Libecap and Sherry Hoskinson. - Bingley: Emerald, 2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 233 p.) : ill. - Advances in the study of entrepreneurship, innovation & economic growth, 22 1048-4736 ; . - Emerald eBook Series - Business, Managment & Economics with title Volumes From 2011 to 2015 (405) (Recent Backlist) Advances in the study of entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic growth ; v. 22. .

This volume, comprised of authors from the U.S., Canada, Africa, and Europe, centers on the development, transformation, and role of geographic /regional economies-- specifically in the globalized, post-2009 era. The authors address topics that every region must consider in responding to idea age, globally competitive, regionally driven economies. The volume builds on a large body of scholarship specific to regional economic development and geography by providing a much needed post-2009 perspective on regional economic environments and activities. Among the topics addressed are the emergence and boundaries of new economic geographies; the actors, characteristics, and functions of regional innovation systems as well as the opportunities and challenges associated with region-specific cultural and environmental interactions. It also examines the relationship of regional economies to diminishing country based economies and the critical relationship to globalization.

9781780523958 (electronic bk.) : £67.95 ; €97.95 ; $124.95


Regional economics.
Economic geography.

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