The Spatial Context of Technological Development

0566071495. A laminated board Hardcover. 501 pages, illustrated with charts and tables. Regional Papers from the European Advanced Summer Institute of the Regional Science Association, held in Arco, Lake of Garda, Italy, July 17-23, 1988. The main topics are: 1. Theories and Models of Technology Diffusion. 2. The Role of Technology in Metropolitan and Peripheral Areas. 3. The Economics of Research and Development. 4. The Relationship between Producer Services and Technological Change. 5. The Role of Medium Sized Firms, effects on local labour markets. 6. The International and InterregionalTransfers of technology. 7. Policies to Promote and to Adjust to Technological change. Ex library, but no wear, looks like new, appears unread. Contents clean, tight and bright.