This insightful book contributes to a better understanding of regional structural transformation in the context of globalisation and technological changes, and the formation and evaluation of more differentiated policy making in this area. Many of the basic characteristics of mature regions are very differentfrom those of buoyant or emerging regions. As such, many of the insights gained from the latter may not be appropriate or relevant for the development of mature industrial regions. This book deals with the basic arguments as to why this may be so. It focuses on the critical issues relating to the technology, knowledge, and industrial structure of mature regions, and the challenges that these pose for policies designed to promote such regions.What becomes clear isthat there is no such thing as a 'typical' mature region. Regional capabilities are clearly context-specific and the detailed knowledge of the local policymaker therefore becomes essential. "Technological Change and Mature IndustrialRegions" explicitly adopts an inter-disciplinary approach to analysing structural transformation of mature regions. The major focus of the book is from an economics perspective, although the book also employs sociological analyses, business history approaches and technological analyses. It will be of invaluable interest to academic researchers and also the government and policy community. INDICE: PART I: MATURE REGIONS: TECHNOLOGY, SOCIETY AND INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE1. The Problems of Mature Regions: An Introduction and OverviewMahtab Akhavan Farshchi, Odile E.M. Janne and Philip McCann2. Regional Capabilities and Industrial RegenerationNick von Tunzelmann 3. Multinational Firms and Technological Innovation: The 'Global Versus Local' ChallengeSimona Iammarino, Odile E.M.Janne and Philip McCann4. Interdependence Among the Brazilian States: An Input-Output ApproachFernando Salgueiro Perobelli, Eduardo Amaral Haddad and EdsonPaulo Domingues5. The Changing Structure of Trade and Interdependence in a Mature Economy: The US MidwestGeoffrey J.D. Hewings and John B. Parr6. Mature Industries and Declining Regions: An Analysis of the Spanish CaseJosep Maria Arauzo Carod and Elisabet Viladecans MarsalPART II: MATURE REGION-INDUSTRY CASE STUDIES7. Birmingham's Marshallian Knowledge: A Constraining Geo-Historical Context for Domestic Saloon Manufacturers?Peter Clark8. Life After Longbridge? Crisis and Restructuring in the West Midlands Auto ClusterDavid Bailey and SeijiKobayashi9. Massachusetts Medical Devices: Leveraging the Region's Capabilities Michael H. Best10. Economic Restructuring, Regional 'Visioning' and the Role of Universities: The Outcomes of an Automobile Plant Closure in Southern Adelaide, AustraliaAndrew Beer and Holli Thomas11. Maturity or Decline of ItalianIndustrial DistrictsIvana Paniccia12. Knowledge Spillovers and Industrial Transformation: The West Midlands and Saxony Automotive ClustersOdile E.M. Janne and Mahtab Akhavan FarshchiPART III: REGIONAL POLICY AND MATURE INDUSTRIAL REGIONS13. A Cost-Benefit Approach to the Assessment of Regional PolicyJ. Kim Swales14. Regional Policies in Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom: A Shift in ParadigmIlaria Mariotti 15. Innovation Policy After the 'Celtic Tiger'Declan Jordan and Eoin O'Leary16. Grants and the location of Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from the UK regionsColin Wren and Jonathan Jones 17. Cluster Policy Implementation and Evaluation in Slovenia: Lessons from a Transition EconomyAnja Cotič Svetina, Marko Jaklič and Hugo Zagorsek18. LaggingRegions and Policy Options: The Case of Greece in the European ContextYannis Psycharis and George PetrakosIndex
- ISBN: 978-1-84720-089-1
- Editorial: EDWARD ELGAR
- Encuadernacion: Desconocida
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2009
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- Idioma: Inglés