The new forces of development territorial policy for endogenous development /
This book proposes the theory and practice of endogenous development that helps to analyze economic dynamics and works within a context of continuous economic, technological, and institutional transformations. This approach will help shape both our understanding and response in times of economic cri...
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Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. :
World Scientific Pub. Co.,
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/7430#t=toc |
Table of Contents:
- ch. 1. Integration, development, and global economic crisis. Globalization and economic integration. The global economic and financial crisis. Economic and territorial diversity. Inequality and poverty. Development and economic crisis
- ch. 2. Economic development of the territory. Development : A concept in evolution. The functional approach to development. The "discovery" of technological change. Territorial development : An evolutionary approach. Development : A systemic process
- ch. 3. Endogenous development. Emergence of the endogenous development paradigm. Self-development with local initiatives. Human development and the population's capabilities. Evolutionary development and interaction. Local development. Economic recovery and endogenous development
- ch. 4. The dynamics of clusters and milieus. The spatial organization of production. Knowledge networks. The cluster's life cycle. Transformation of clusters and milieus. Local productive systems on the move
- ch. 5. Polycentric development of the territory. The formation of new urban spaces. The polycentric organization of the territory. Relations and interactions in polycentric regions. Productive diversity in low-density regions. The mechanisms of polycentric development
- ch. 6. Creativity and diffusion of innovation. Innovation and economic development. Learning and innovation. Sources of innovation : Networks and value chains. Diffusion of innovation within high-tech clusters. Regional system of innovation
- ch. 7. Local development policies. Local response to global challenge. Endogenous development policy. International organizations and local development. Lessons for an economic recovery in 2010
- ch. 8. The quest for a new development policy. Institutional change and development policy. The territorial development policy rationale. Social capital and development. Governance and development policy. Development of places and territories
- ch. 9. Territorial policy. A new institutional environment for territorial policy. Physical planning and territorial development. Development policy for cities and regions. New policy tools for innovation. Development policy for low-density regions.