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Innovation and Regional Growth in the European Union

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Riccardo Crescenzi

    1. , Geography and Environment, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom

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  2. Andrés Rodríguez-Pose

    1. , Geography and Environment, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom

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  • New title in the prestigious series "Advances in Spatial Science"
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Riccardo Crescenzi, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
    Pages 1-8

  3. Theoretical Framework: A Spatial Perspective On Innovation and the Genesis of Regional Growth

    • Riccardo Crescenzi, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
    Pages 9-29

  4. Geographical Accessibility and Human Capital Accumulation

    • Riccardo Crescenzi, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
    Pages 31-49

  5. The Role of Underlying Socio-Economic Conditions

    • Riccardo Crescenzi, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
    Pages 51-73

  6. Knowledge Flows and Their Spatial Extent

    • Riccardo Crescenzi, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
    Pages 75-82

  7. Innovation In an Integrated Framework: A Europe-United States Comparative Analysis

    • Riccardo Crescenzi, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
    Pages 83-114

  8. What Can We Learn From the “Integrated Approach” To Regional Development? The Impact of EU Infrastructure Investment

    • Riccardo Crescenzi, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
    Pages 115-146

  9. The EU Regional Policy and the Socio-economic Disadvantage of European Regions

    • Riccardo Crescenzi, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
    Pages 147-168

  10. Conclusions

    • Riccardo Crescenzi, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
    Pages 169-181

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 183-215
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This book investigates the EU’s regional growth dynamics and, in particular, the reasons why peripheral and socio-economically disadvantaged areas have persistently failed to catch up with the rest of the Union. It shows that the capability of the knowledge-based growth model to deliver its expected benefits to these areas crucially depends on tackling a specific set of socio-institutional factors which prevents innovation from being effectively translated into economic growth. The book takes an eclectic approach to the territorial genesis of innovation and regional growth by combining different theoretical strands into one model of empirical analysis covering the whole EU-25. An in-depth comparative analysis with the United States is also included, providing significant insights into the distinctive features of the European process of innovation and its territorial determinants. The evidence produced in the book is extensively applied to the analysis of EU development policies.

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“This book presents a collection of empirical studies on the determinants of regional growth in the European Union. … The book is interesting, informative, clear and well organized. There are plenty of cross-references among the various chapters, which make it always easy to follow the main narrative line and proposed arguments. … The theoretical framework adopted in the book is broad and encompassing. … The empirical results are interesting.” (Fulvio Castellacci, Regional Studies, Vol. 46 (8), September, 2012)

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  • , Geography and Environment, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom

    Riccardo Crescenzi, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose

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