Quantitative Methods for Place-Based Innovation Policy: Measuring the Growth Potential of Regions - Hardcover

 
9781789905502: Quantitative Methods for Place-Based Innovation Policy: Measuring the Growth Potential of Regions
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1789905508 ISBN 13: 9781789905502
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Building on the experience of more than one hundred innovation strategies for smart specialisation, this book uncovers insights into their recent implementation by regional and national governments in the European Union. Although designed to boost the competitiveness of Europe and its regions, chapters analyse why the implementation of this policy model was much more complicated than expected.

Offering an in-depth understanding of territories and their complexity, and highlighting why this is crucial to the topic, this timely book explores the importance of place-based innovation policy instead of a one-size-fits-all variety. It provides new reflections on the conceptual approaches for the identification of innovation priorities, the data required, the methods through which the data can be turned into useful information and the mapping of the information available.

This book's insights into how the economic, scientific, innovative and societal potential of cities, regions and countries can be measured will be useful for policy-makers looking to learn from the smart specialisation of Europe. Public policy and economic innovation scholars will appreciate the strong case studies analysed in the book combined with in-depth analysis of different methodologies.

Contributors include: R. Capello, A. Conte, N. Cortinovis, T. Dogaru, S. Franco, E. Fuster, C. Gianelle, H. Hollanders, A. Kleibrink, H. Kroll, C. Lenzi, G. Mandras, F.A. Massucci, M. Matusiak, A. Murciego, J. van Haaren, F. van Oort

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About the Author

Edited by Roberta Capello, Professor of Regional and Urban Economics, ABC Department, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Alexander Kleibrink, European Research Centre for Anti-Corruption and State-Building, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany and Monika Matusiak, Senior Policy Officer, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Seville, Spain

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Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1789905508
ISBN 13 
9781789905502
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
256
Editor
Capello Roberta, Kleibrink Alexander, Matusiak Monika