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The Emergence of the Knowledge Economy

A Regional Perspective

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Editors:
  1. Zoltan J. Acs

    1. Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, USA

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  2. Henri L. F. Groot

    1. Department of Spatial Economics, Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  3. Peter Nijkamp

    1. Department of Spatial Economics, Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  • Combination of theory and empirical research on innovation and knowledge spillovers
  • Strong focus on microeconomic and entrepreneurial aspects
  • Broad geographical scope, empirical applications and case studies
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Advances in Spatial Science (ADVSPATIAL)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Knowledge, Innovation and Regional Development

    1. Knowledge, Innovation and Regional Development

      • Zoltan J. Acs, Henri L. F. Groot, Peter Nijkamp
      Pages 1-14

  3. Theoretical Background. Concepts and Measurement

    1. Milieux Innovateurs and Collective Learning: From Concepts to Measurement

      • Roberto Camagni, Roberta Capello
      Pages 15-45

    2. Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the SME Sector

      • Enno Masurel, Kees van Montfort, Peter Nijkamp
      Pages 47-63

    3. Networked Alliances and Innovation

      • Luis Suarez-Villa
      Pages 65-80

    4. The Innovation Decision and Fixed Costs

      • Kees van Montfort, Geert Ridder, Alfred Kleinknecht
      Pages 81-106

    5. The Knowledge Base, Innovation and Urban Economic Growth

      • William F. Lever
      Pages 107-119

    6. Constructing an Index for Regional Competitiveness

      • Janne Huovari, Aki Kangasharju, Aku Alanen
      Pages 121-138

  4. Knowledge Spillovers and University Research

    1. Geographic Spillovers of University Research: on Patent Activities of the High Technology Sectors in Austria

      • Manfred M. Fischer, Attila Varga
      Pages 139-153

    2. High Technology Employment and Knowledge Spillovers

      • Zoltan J. Acs, Felix R. FitzRoy, Ian Smith
      Pages 155-172

    3. Universities as Agents in Regional Innovation Systems. Evaluating Patterns of Knowledge-Intensive Collaboration in Austria

      • Martina Fromhold-Eisebith, Doris Schartinger
      Pages 173-194

  5. The ICT Sector and Regional Development

    1. ICT and Knowledge Challenges for Entrepreneurs in Regional Economic Development

      • Roger Stough, Rajendra Kulkarni, Jean Paelinck
      Pages 195-214

    2. Newcomers and Innovation in the U.S. Telephone Industry — Then and Now

      • Pat Norton
      Pages 215-241

    3. The Spatial Industrial Dynamics of the ICT Sector in Sweden

      • Charlie Karlsson, Johan Klaesson
      Pages 243-275

    4. The Multimedia Industry: Networks and Regional Development in a Globalised Economy

      • Gerhard Fuchs
      Pages 277-300

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 381-388
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About this book

Knowledge has in recent years become a key driver for growth of regions and nations. This volume empirically investigates the emergence of the knowledge economy in the late 20th century from a regional point of view. It first deals with the theoretical background for understanding the knowledge economy, with knowledge spillovers and development externalities. It then examines aspects of the relationship between knowledge inputs and innovative outputs in the information, computer and telecommunications sector (ICT) of the economy at the regional level. Case studies focusing on a wide variety of sectors, countries and regions finally illustrate important regional innovation issues.

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"A primary stated aim of the collection is to pull together new insights from growth theory, economic geography, and innovation theory to bear on the common question of the role of innovative knowledge creation and diffusion on differential regional growth. … a useful and thought provoking collection … . it is a worthy compendium adding more fuel to the quest for economic growth theories that withstand empirical testing." (Susan M. Walcott, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 44 (2), 2004)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, USA

    Zoltan J. Acs

  • Department of Spatial Economics, Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Henri L. F. Groot, Peter Nijkamp

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Emergence of the Knowledge Economy

  • Book Subtitle: A Regional Perspective

  • Editors: Zoltan J. Acs, Henri L. F. Groot, Peter Nijkamp

  • Series Title: Advances in Spatial Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24823-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-43722-2Published: 06 August 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07835-4Published: 08 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-24823-1Published: 20 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1430-9602

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-9375

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 390

  • Topics: Regional/Spatial Science, R & D/Technology Policy, Industrial Organization, Economic Growth

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