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No Local
John Hunt Publishing 2012; US$ 9.99Can making things smaller make the world a better place? No Local takes a critical look at localism, an ideology that says small businesses, ethical shopping and community initiatives like gardens and farmers? markets can stop corporate globalization. These small acts might make life better for some, but they don?t challenge the drive for profit... more...
Consequences of Economic Downturn
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 90.00This book investigates three questions raised by the financial crisis and economic downturn: Could the crisis and downturn have been averted had economic policymakers and business leaders considered ethical consequences of their actions?; How have the costs of the downturn fallen within the population, in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, and class?;... more...
Regional Disparities in Small Countries
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2006; US$ 149.99This book challenges the common perception that significant regional disparities do not exist in small countries. As small developed countries become increasingly competitive and their economic structures resemble those of the large, a re-assessment of the regional consequences of these changes is of timely importance. Regional Disparities in Small... more...
Entrepreneurship and Business
Springer 2008; US$ 129.99This book examines the relationship between entrepreneurship, growth and regional aspects of business. The text offers two broad perspectives of entrepreneurship, a historical one and a comparative perspective. In the historical part, several examples of the co-operation between regional aspects and aspects of entrepreneurship are presented. The second... more...
Regionalisation, Growth, and Economic Integration
Springer 2007; US$ 109.99The purpose of this book is to analyse the process of regionalisation and to plot its future development. Regionalisation is a common feature of the changing territorial organisation of European states today. Regionalisation alone, however, cannot produce any of the benefits we attribute to it without looking into the conditions in which it occurs.... more...
Vector Calculus in Regional Development Analysis
Springer 2009; US$ 94.99This work seeks to propose a methodological basis for regional development analysis based on vector calculus. Existing taxonomic methods are developed further in order to assess regions and micro-regions with regard to their socio-economic and environmental development. In addition to its methodological contribution, this book thus contributes to a... more...
Innovation System Frontiers
Springer 2009; US$ 79.99Economic transformations in the world economy are progressing in two divergent directions - international production fragmentation and industrial agglomeration. Based on the data analysis and using models of interdependencies between key economies, this book analyses innovation systems that cross national borders. more...
Lessons for the Urban Century
World Bank Publications 2008; US$ 9.99The worlds urban population doubled between 1970 and 2008, growing from 1.5 billion to 3 billion people. Future world population growth will be concentrated in developing countriesthe majority in medium-size and smaller cities and towns. International institutions and governments alike face the challenge of efficiently financing the massive... more...
Regional Policy, Economic Growth and Convergence
Springer 2009; US$ 109.99Spain represents, without any doubt, a very rich and interesting case-study regarding regional problems and regional development policies. This book intends to analyze the regional policies practiced, their objectives, instruments and effects, and provide an analysis on the impact of investments in infrastructure, human capital and other factors. more...
Regional Cohesion
Springer 2009; US$ 79.99This book presents an interdisciplinary analysis of EU regional cohesion based on a network and clusters approach. The author explores the question if and how the presence of network structures supports the effectiveness of transformation in EU regions, in particular with a focus on non-pecuniary factors of regional growth. For a theoretical foundation... more...









