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" The learning region : "
edited by Roel Rutten, Frans Boekema.
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BL
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953223
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b707593
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The learning region : : foundations, state of the art, future /\ edited by Roel Rutten, Frans Boekema.
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Cheltenham, UK ;Northampton, MA :: Edward Elgar,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (xiii, 301 pages) :: illustrations
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1283218364
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: 1847205534
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: 9781283218368
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: 9781847205537
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1843769387
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9781843769385
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The learning region: foundations, state of the art, future / Roel Rutten and Frans Boekema -- Regional worlds of production: learning and innovation in the technology districts of Italy, France and the USA / Michael Storper -- Toward the learning region / Richard Florida -- Industrial districts as "learning regions": a condition for prosperity / Bjorn Asheim -- The learning region: institutions, innovation and regional renewal / Kevin Morgan -- The learning region: a conceptual anatomy / Roel Rutten and Frans Boekema -- Knowledge and the competitiveness of places / Ed Malecki and Gert-Jan Hospers -- Regional innovation networks / Leon Oerlemans, Marius Meeus and Patrick Kenis -- Regional innovation systems, asymmetric knowledge and the legacies of Learning / Philip Cooke -- Localized learning and social capital / Mark Lorenzen -- Learning about innovation in Europe's regional policy / Nicola Bellini and Mikel Landabaso -- The learning region: a constructive critique / Robert Hassink -- A future for the learning region / Roel Rutten and Frans Boekema.
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| Abstract
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The aim of this book is to present a much-needed conceptualization of t̀he learning region'. The editors scrutinize key concepts and issues surrounding this phenomenon, which are then discussed in the context of recent literature. This unique conceptualization of the learning region presents a state-of-the-art exploration of theories. Leading scholars from across Europe, the USA and South Africa draw upon various disciplines to explain how regional actors perform regional learning, including: regional networks, industrial districts, the systems innovation approach, social capital and economic.
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Learning-- Economic aspects.
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Regional economics.
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Social capital (Sociology)
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Space in economics.
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Technological innovations-- Economic aspects.
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Bildungsökonomie
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Economics-- General.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Reference.
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Économie régionale.
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Espace (économie politique)
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Innovations-- Aspect économique.
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Regional economics.
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Regionalwirtschaft
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Social capital (Sociology)
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Soziales Kapital
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Space in economics.
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Technological innovations-- Economic aspects.
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330
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HT388.L4 2007eb
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Boekema, Frans.
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Rutten, Roel,1971-
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