Local economies and global competitiveness

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Local economies and global competitiveness

edited by Bruno Dallago and Chiara Guglielmetti

Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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The globalized economy depends on local and context-specific factors. This edited volume addresses local-global nexuses via case studies of global interactions in developed and developing areas, and of particular firms' approaches to these issues. The chapters build up a prospectus on how best to create globally capable localities.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • B.Dallago & C.Guglielmetti Context and Proximity in Competitiveness and Cohesion: Theoretical and Empirical Challenges
  • C.Guglielmetti PART I: TERRITORIES, DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS Globalization and Local Economic Growth in South Africa, 1994 to 2004
  • W.Naude, W.Krugell & M.Matthee Local Systems of Innovation and Globalization in South Africa
  • M.Scerri Transition and Transplantation in Local Development Models: the Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta
  • Z.Wang Cluster Development in Hungary: Searching for a 'Critical Mass' of Business via Cluster Mapping
  • M.Szanyi , I.Iwasaki , P.Csizmadia , M.Illesy & C.Mako Local Government Corruption in Hungary
  • Z.Szanto , I.Janos Toth & T.Cserpes Cluster Identification, Firm Culture and Cooperation Activities in an European Metropolitan Region: the Case of Nuremberg
  • L.Eigenhuller, S.Fuchs, N.Litzel & J.Moeller Beyond Commons - New Perspectives and Role for Common Properties
  • A.Gretter , I.Goio & G.Gios PART II: FIRMS, CONTEXT AND PROXIMITY Innovation Driven Growth: Analytical Issues and Policy Implications
  • P.Carlo Padoan Considering the Social Impact of for-profit Innovation at the Local Level: the Cases of Grameen Bank and Microsoft
  • Z.Acs, C.L.McNeely & J.Sany The Public Interest in Local Economic Development and Creativity: a Knowledge Governance Perspective
  • S.Sacchetti & R.Sugden Local and Global Sourcing: Quality Heterogeneity and Firms' Efficiency
  • G.Vittucci Marzetti, M.Luigia Segnana & C.Tomasi Outsourcing and Firm Productivity: Evidence for an Italian Local Production System
  • D.Antonioli , M.Mazzanti , S.Montresor & P.Pini Index

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