Entrepreneurship and Global Competitiveness in Regional Economies: Determinants and Policy Implications

by Libecap, Gary D.; Hoskinson, Sherry

• ISBN13: 9781780523941
• ISBN10: 1780523947
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-19
• Publisher: Emerald Group Pub Ltd

Summary

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.