Advanced Introduction to Regional Innovation Systems
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78536-196-8 (ISBN)
Over the past 25 years, the regional innovation system (RIS) approach has become a powerful framework for explaining the uneven geographical distribution of innovation, as well as for developing policies geared towards boosting the innovation capability of regional economies. This Advanced Introduction provides a critical review and discussion of research on RIS to answer a set of core questions covering the origins of the concept and its theoretical underpinnings, conceptual advances, empirical applications in different spatial contexts, the policy relevance of RIS and the challenges for future scholarly work.
Key features include: •
a comprehensive introduction to the RIS approach and its development•
a critical review of the development of research on RIS•
an analysis of empirical varieties of RIS•
in-depth discussion linking RIS to other important concepts in studies of regional economic development, including industrial districts, regional clusters, knowledge bases and regional industrial path development.
Ideal as an introductory textbook at both bachelor and master levels in economic geography, regional economic development and innovation studies, this concise Advanced Introduction will be a vital tool for understanding regional innovation studies.
Bjørn T. Asheim, Professor of Economic Geography and Innovation Theory, University of Stavanger Business School, Arne Isaksen, Professor in Economic Geography, Department of Working Life and Innovation, University of Agder, Norway and Michaela Trippl, Professor of Economic Geography, Department of Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna, Austria and Professor, Department of Working Life and Innovation, University of Agder, Norway
Content: 1. Introduction 2. Origins of the regional innovation system approach 3. Theoretical foundations and key literature 4. Early contributions and applications 5. Recent conceptual advances 6. Empirical applications I: different types of regional innovation systems 7. Empirical applications II: Regional innovation systems and the geography of knowledge linkages 8. Policy inspired by the regional innovation system approach 9. Challenges ahead Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 28.01.2019 |
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Reihe/Serie | Elgar Advanced Introductions series |
Verlagsort | Cheltenham |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien |
Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management | |
ISBN-10 | 1-78536-196-1 / 1785361961 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-78536-196-8 / 9781785361968 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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