Competitiveness, Localised Learning and Regional Development: Specialization and Prosperity in Small Open Economies (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy)

By: Heikki Eskelinen and Ingjaldur Hannibalsson and Anders Malmberg and Peter Maskell and Eirik Vatne

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Synopsis: Drawing on a rich literature and case study material from selected industries, and elaborating on key concepts such as firms and competencies, industries and industrial systems, and competitiveness and prosperity, this book sets out to answer three broad research questions: * What is competition about in today's economy? * Why do geographical areas (local milieus, cities, regions, countries) specialize in particular types of economic activity, and why do patterns of specialization, once in place tend to be so tremendously durable? * How can high-cost regions in general and small industrialized countries in particular sustain competitiveness and prosperity in an increasingly globally integrated world economy? This book points the way out of a dilemma created by recent industrial theory and policy: is it possible for countries which are not destined to be leading high-tech powers to take advantage of the current conjuncture of increasingly open-markets.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 272 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781134734825
Related ISBNs:: 9780203030165, 9780415154284
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 05/08/21
Copyrighted By:: Peter Maskell, Heikki Eskelinen, Ingjaldur Hannibalsson Anders Malmberg and Eirik Vatne
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance
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