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Knowledge has in recent years become a key driver for growth of regions and nations. This volume empirically investigates the emergence of the knowledge economy in the late 20th century from a regional point of view. It first deals with the theoretical background for understanding the knowledge economy, with knowledge spillovers and development externalities. It then examines aspects of the relationship between knowledge inputs and innovative outputs in the information, computer and telecommunications sector (ICT) of the economy at the regional level. Case studies focusing on a wide variety of sectors, countries and regions finally illustrate important regional innovation issues.
List of contents
Knowledge, Innovation and Regional Development
- Milieux Innovateurs and Collective Learning
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the SME Sector
- Networked Alliances and Innovation
- The Innovation Decision and Fixed Costs
- The Knowledge Base, Innovation and Urban Economic Growth
- Constructing an Index for Regional Competitiveness
- Geographic Spillovers of University Research
- High Technology Employment and Knowledge Spillovers
- Universities as Agents in Regional Innovation Systems
- ICT and Knowledge Challenges for Entrepreneurs in Regional Economic Development
- Newcomers and Innovation in the U.S. Telephone Industry
- The Spatial Industrial Dynamics of the ICT Sector in Sweden
- The Multimedia Industry
- Small Key Tech-Knowledge Firms in Canada
- The Location of Technological Innovations within the Japanese Semiconductor Industry
- Innovative Performance in the Capital Region of Norway
- Innovation and Firm Location in the Spanish Medical Instruments Industry.
About the author
Peter Nijkamp is Professor in Regional and Urban Economics and in Economic Geography at the VU University, Amsterdam. His main research interests cover quantitative plan evaluation, regional and urban modelling, multicriteria analysis, transport systems analysis, mathematical systems modelling, technological innovation, entrepreneurship, environmental and resource management, and sustainable development. In the past years he has focussed his research in particular on new quantitative methods for policy analysis, as well as on spatial-behavioural analysis of economic agents. He has a broad expertise in the area of public policy, services planning, infrastructure management and environmental protection. In all these fields he has published many books and numerous articles.§In 1996, he was awarded the most prestigious scientific prize in the Netherlands, the Spinoza award.
Summary
Knowledge has in recent years become a key driver for growth of regions and nations. This volume empirically investigates the emergence of the knowledge economy in the late 20th century from a regional point of view. It first deals with the theoretical background for understanding the knowledge economy, with knowledge spillovers and development externalities. It then examines aspects of the relationship between knowledge inputs and innovative outputs in the information, computer and telecommunications sector (ICT) of the economy at the regional level. Case studies focusing on a wide variety of sectors, countries and regions finally illustrate important regional innovation issues.
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From the reviews:
"A primary stated aim of the collection is to pull together new insights from growth theory, economic geography, and innovation theory to bear on the common question of the role of innovative knowledge creation and diffusion on differential regional growth. … a useful and thought provoking collection … . it is a worthy compendium adding more fuel to the quest for economic growth theories that withstand empirical testing." (Susan M. Walcott, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 44 (2), 2004)
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From the reviews:
"A primary stated aim of the collection is to pull together new insights from growth theory, economic geography, and innovation theory to bear on the common question of the role of innovative knowledge creation and diffusion on differential regional growth. ... a useful and thought provoking collection ... . it is a worthy compendium adding more fuel to the quest for economic growth theories that withstand empirical testing." (Susan M. Walcott, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 44 (2), 2004)
