Regional Development in the Knowledge Economy (Regions and Cities) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415365538 ISBN 13: 9780415365536

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

International contributors provide the first examination of the growing subject of regional knowledge-economy development.

Illustrated by data and 'stylized' accounts, the international contributors chart the evolution of knowledge economies, questioning the way in which they work and criticize accepted theories and inform how places can cope in the knowledge economy.

Based in concept on Cooke's Knowledge Economies (Routledge, 2002), Regional Development in the Knowledge Economy is a well-grounded work exploring this increasingly important theme with relevance to innovation systems and related economic development literature.

About this title

About the Author:

Philip Cooke is University Research Professor in Regional Development and founding Director (1993) of the Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Wales, Cardiff. His research interests lie in studies of Economics of Biotechnology, Regional Innovation Systems, Knowledge Economies, and Policy Actions for Business Clusters and Networks.

Andrea Piccaluga is Professor of Business Administration and Innovation Management at the Sant'Anna School for Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy. He is also scientific director of the SIAF Management School in Volterra (Pisa). His research interests include R&D management in private and public organizations and knowledge-based regional development.

Review:

'The book is written in "academic" but as editor Philip Cooke says, it raises good questions for policy-makers.' – Public

"[This] book deserves to be well consulted by academics and policy-makers." - Regional Studies

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0415365538
• ISBN 13: 9780415365536
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Cooke Philip, Piccaluga Andrea