Endogenous Regional Development: Perspectives, Measurement and Empirical Investigation (New Horizons in Regional Science) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1849804567 ISBN 13: 9781849804561

Verlag: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

Increasingly, endogenous factors and processes are being emphasized as drivers in regional economic development and growth. This 15 chapter book is unique in that it commences by presenting five disciplinary takes on endogenous development from the perspectives of economics, geography, sociology, planning and organizational management.

Several chapters demonstrate how researchers have developed operational models to investigate the roles played by endogenous factors in regional ecocnomic development, including the role of entrepreneurial rents. Further chapters provide empirical investigations of endogenous factors in regional development at various levesl of spatial scale - from the supra-region to the nation, city and small town - and in a variety of situational settings, including the European Union, Asia and Australia.

The book is an invaluable up-to-date resources for researchers and students in regional science, and regional economic development and planning.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Edited by Robert Stimson, Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Queensland, and Honorary Professorial Fellow of Geography, University of Melbourne, Australia, the late Roger R. Stough, formerly School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, George Mason University, US and Peter Nijkamp, Professor Emeritus, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, the Centre for European Studies, Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi, Romania and the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China

Robert Stimson is Professor of Geographical Sciences and Planning at the University of Queensland, Australia.
Roger R. Stough is Vice President for Research and Economic Development and the NOVA Endowed Chair and Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University, USA.
Peter Nijkamp is Professor of Regional, Urban and Environmental Economics at VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1849804567
• ISBN 13: 9781849804561
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 337
• Herausgeber: Stimson Robert, Stough Roger R., Nijkamp Peter
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Buchbär; info@buchbaer.de; ; Weberstr. 67; Osnabrück; 49084; Deutschland