"Drawing from empirical analyses, case studies, and a synthesis of best practices, this book explores how innovation … manifests itself in rural places and how it contributes to entrepreneurial development and resilience. Innovation in rural … number of innovation-related characteristics relate to economic vibrancy in rural places, such as a strong connection to the …

taxonomy of the different types of innovation found in public sector services, and investigates the key features and drivers of …pt. 1. Issues in public sector innovation and entrepreneurship -- pt. 2. Case studies …

Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Public Procurement and Innovation: Theory and Practice -- 3 Australia -- 4 Brazil.- 5 … of America -- 14 Public Procurement, Innovation and Policy: Comparative Perspectives. . …This book maps the latest developments in public procurement of innovation policy in various contexts and analyzes the …