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9780415285797

Endogenous Development: Networking, Innovation, Institutions and Cities

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    9780415285797

  • ISBN10:

    0415285798

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-07-26
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

The beginning of the 21st century has been characterized by the expansion of economics, politics and institutional relations. This book illustrates the local answer to the challenge of increasing competition.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
xii
Preface xiii
Globalization and endogenous development
1(18)
The process of globalization
1(2)
Increasing competition and economic growth
3(4)
The endogenous development approach
7(5)
Endogenous development policy
12(3)
The interaction effect of endogenous development
15(4)
PART I The notion of endogenous development 19(34)
Endogenous development: an approach for action
21(18)
The formation of the endogenous development paradigm
22(2)
Competitiveness of local productive systems
24(2)
Flexible organization of production
26(2)
Learning and innovation
28(2)
Development, culture and institutions
30(1)
Urban development
31(2)
Local development policy
33(4)
Endogenous development, a much-debated concept
37(2)
On the theoretical roots of endogenous development
39(14)
The concept of local economic development
40(1)
The high theory of development and increasing returns
41(2)
The theory of transitional growth and capital accumulation
43(2)
Dependence theory and local control of development
45(3)
Territorial development theory and local initiatives
48(3)
The complexity of endogenous development
51(2)
PART II The mechanisms of endogenous development 53(76)
Networking and the organization of development
55(18)
Networking, competitiveness and innovation
56(2)
Firm networks and endogenous development
58(3)
Industrial districts
61(3)
The large firm and endogenous development
64(3)
Networks and strategic alliances
67(2)
Implications for local development policy
69(2)
Interaction between the organization of production and endogenous development
71(2)
Innovation and development
73(18)
The emergence of new paradigms of technological change
73(4)
Endogenous evolution of technology
77(3)
Diffusion of innovation
80(2)
Innovative milieux
82(1)
Innovation processes in local productive systems
83(3)
Innovation policies for local development
86(3)
Interaction between innovation and endogenous development
89(2)
Institutions for development
91(18)
Economic development and institutions
92(3)
Trust and cooperation
95(4)
Governance and local development
99(4)
The theory of proximity
103(2)
Local development instruments
105(2)
Interaction between institutions and endogenous development
107(2)
Cities, a place for development
109(20)
Cities and endogenous development
110(3)
The cities of new industrial spaces
113(3)
Service cities in the global economy
116(2)
From urban hierarchies to city networks
118(3)
Globalization and the territorial model for urban development
121(3)
The strategic planning of local development
124(3)
Interaction between urban development and endogenous development
127(2)
PART III The policies of endogenous development 129(61)
Local development policy
131(21)
Limitations of exogenous development policy
132(1)
The emergence of local initiatives in Europe
133(3)
Local initiatives in Latin America
136(7)
Local development strategy
143(3)
Local development action
146(4)
Endogenous development policy
150(2)
Globalization and territorial dynamic
152(19)
Rationale for local development policy
152(4)
Diversity of the spaces of globalization
156(3)
Isolation and integration within the global economy
159(3)
The dynamics of local productive systems
162(3)
Convergence of the strategies of large enterprise and those of the territory
165(2)
Large firms and the places of endogenous development
167(2)
Diversity and endogenous development
169(2)
The new generation of endogenous development policies
171(19)
The evaluation of local development policy
171(4)
Local development in times of globalization
175(5)
New tools for local development
180(8)
Interaction and synergy for endogenous development
188(2)
Notes 190(9)
References 199(15)
Index 214

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