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economies, emphasising the role of clusters in enhancing economic competitiveness and innovation. Chapters examine how clusters …
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Preface -- 1. Marketing rural tourism: experience and enterprise -- 2. Re-imagining rurality -- 3. The politics of place marketing -- 4. Rural firms -- 5. Tourists in rural settings -- 6. Rural residents and tourism -- 7. Evaluating the future.
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and to enrich the cultural fabric and overall competitiveness of creative clusters. Clusters in Times of Uncertainty is a …"Delivering a global perspective, Clusters in Times of Uncertainty follows the transformation of clusters in a world … from Japan and Europe to explore the opportunities and challenges that clusters present in our modern age. Experts from …
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"This expertly edited book investigates the role of specific clusters and cluster policies for the competitiveness and … different regions and the strategies used to address them. Particular attention is paid to the question of how clusters and … cluster policies can help these regions to maintain or regain their competitiveness in the face of the twin changes of …
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The postal and delivery sector has been the subject of considerable interest in recent years. This Handbook brings together a number of contributions directed at understanding developments in the field of postal reform. The authors review the experience and plans of individual countries to...
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The prospective WTO Millennium Round of negotiations will highlight critical economic issues regarding the application and implementation of the WTO rules to international trade in goods and services. In this book, a distinguished group of academic experts considers the agenda and areas of...
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This book fills a gap in the existing literature by dealing with several issues linked to long-term contracts and the efficiency of electricity markets. These include the impact of long-term contracts and vertical integration on effective competition, generation investment in risky markets, and...
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This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of current research on regional competition and co-operation. Developing our current understanding of the new role of regions and their behaviour, this book addresses questions such as: How and why do regions compete? How does competition between...
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This fine collection of original essays is in recognition of Colin Robinson, who has been at the forefront of thinking in energy economics for over 30 years. Energy in a Competitive Market brings together both prominent academics and practitioners to honour his outstanding and unique...
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This timely and much-needed Handbook reconsiders an old topic from a fresh perspective, raising a number of new, interesting and worthwhile issues in the wake of ten years of globalization. This comprehensive analysis illustrates that old-style industrial policies whereby the government directly...
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