ABSTRACT
International contributors provide the first examination of the growing subject of regional knowledge-economy development.
Illustrated by data and 'stylized' accounts, the international contributors chart the evolution of knowledge economies, questioning the way in which they work and criticize accepted theories and inform how places can cope in the knowledge economy.
Based in concept on Cooke's Knowledge Economies (Routledge, 2002), Regional Development in the Knowledge Economy is a well-grounded work exploring this increasingly important theme with relevance to innovation systems and related economic development literature.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |21 pages
Introduction
Regional asymmetries, knowledge categories and innovation intermediation
chapter |20 pages
Knowledge-intensive industries and regional development
The case of the software industry in Norway
chapter |25 pages
Knowledge access at distance
Strategies and practices of new biotechnology firms in emerging locations
chapter |20 pages
Economic growth in emerging knowledge-intensive areas
The high-tech cluster in Pisa
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chapter |19 pages
Cooperation networks and regional development
Case of multisectoral partnership for innovation
chapter |6 pages
Conclusions
Variety and miracles for successful regional innovation policies: from ‘copy and paste' to ‘copy and paste special’
