Globalization, Institutions, and Regional Development in Europe

by Amin, Ash; Thrift, Nigel

• ISBN13: 9780198288978
• ISBN10: 0198288972
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-01-12
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

What are the economic prospects for Europe in a globalizing world? One popular view suggests that Europe will be swamped by global forces; another suggests the rise of a new localism leading to a Europe of regions. This book argues that neither of these accounts is correct. Through theapplication of an institutionalist perspective, the authors expertly advance the case that regional economic prosperity will depend upon the degree to which regions are able to mobilize flexible institutional strategies. This timely and insightful book will appeal to a broad range of readers, including students and professionals in economics, geography, sociology, international business, planning, and European studies.

Author Biography

Nigel Thrift is Professor of Geography at Bristol University.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors	p. xiii
List of Figures	p. xiv
List of Tables	p. xiv
Map	p. xiv
Living in the Global	p. 1
The Local Embeddedness of Transnational Corporations	p. 23
Global Agro-Food Complexes and the Refashioning of Rural Europe	p. 46
The Uneven Landscape of Innovation Poles: Local Embeddedness and Global Networks	p. 68
Growth Regions under Duress: Renewal Strategies in Baden Wurttemberg and Emilia-Romagna	p. 91
Flexible Districts, Flexible Regions? The Institutional and Cultural Limits to Districts in an Era of Globalization and Technological Paradigm Shifts	p. 118
Regulating Labour: The Social Regulation and Reproduction of Local Labour-Markets	p. 147
The Disembedded Regional Economy: The Transformation of East German Industrial Complexes into Western Enclaves	p. 177
Institutional Change, Cultural Transformation, and Economic Regeneration: Myths and Realities from Europe's Old Industrial Areas	p. 196
Local and Regional Broadcasting in the New Media Order	p. 217
Global-Local Social Conflicts: Examples from Southern Europe	p. 239
Holding Down the Global	p. 257
Index	p. 261
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