Drivers of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Regional Dynamics By Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp, Roger R. Stough
Publisher: Sp..rin..ger 2011 | 396 Pages | ISBN: 3642179398 | PDF | 3 MB
Publisher: Sp..rin..ger 2011 | 396 Pages | ISBN: 3642179398 | PDF | 3 MB
The need for informed and effective insights into key concepts and models of regional development and growth, from an endogenous growth perspective, has risen over the past decade. These recent advances address in particular local and regional assets and characteristics comprising inter alia creativity, knowledge, innovation forces and entrepreneurship. Access to and exploitation of these modern forms of human and social capital are of paramount importance for the dynamic regional economic environment in a city or region.