Cooperation, networks and institutions in regional innovation systems
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Bibliographic Information
Cooperation, networks and institutions in regional innovation systems
Edward Elgar, c2003
Available at 28 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book addresses the role of cooperation, networks and institutions in the context of regional innovation systems. It emphasises the importance of these factors in the emergence of local innovation systems, using detailed examples of clusters which have reached different stages of maturity. The authors address the topic from an empirical, theoretical and political perspective, and highlight the local mechanisms which are involved in the development of innovation systems. They offer a comprehensive overview of different approaches in the field and present numerous case studies which stress the influence of networks and local institutions. Significantly, they also introduce several new approaches to regional innovation systems, including contributions which explicitly discuss the design and potential of policy measures to promote regional development. The policy recommendations are based on sound theorising which, in turn, is based on extensive empirical research.
This book is a valuable addition to a complex and growing literature which offers new perspectives and insights on cooperation, networks and institutions, and their role in the development of local systems of innovation. The combination of empirical, theoretical and policy-oriented approaches will ensure this book is essential reading for academics and policymakers in the fields of regional economics, innovation research and economic geography.
Table of Contents
Contents: 1. Introduction: Towards a Political Perspective and Unifying Concept Part I: Theoretical Approaches 2. Local Culture and Regional Innovation Networks: Some Propositions 3. Entrepreneurial Activities in a Regional Context 4. The Role of Trust and Power in the Institutional Regulation of Territorial Business Systems 5. Cognitive Coordination, Institutions and Clusters: An Exploratory Discussion 6. Problems and Solutions in Knowledge Transfer 7. Learning Pathologies in Losing Areas: Towards a Definition of the Cognitive Obstacles to Local Development 8. On the Unit of Analysis in the Study of Networks Part II: Case Studies 9. Is Nanjing's Concentration of IT Companies an Innovative Cluster? 10. TV Content Production in Media Regions: The Necessities and Difficulties of Public Policy Support for a Project-based Industry 11. How Many Networks in a Local Cluster? Textile Machine Production and Innovation in Brescia 12. 'Lock-in' of Regional Clusters: The Case of Offshore Engineering Part III: Policy Implications 13. Entrepreneurship Stimulation in Regional Innovation Systems - Public Promotion of University-based Start-ups in Germany 14. Cooperation and Knowledge-pooling in Clusters: Designing Territorial Competitiveness Policies 15. Policy Measures to Support the Emergence of Localised Industrial Clusters Index
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