'Proximity is a concept increasingly used in the international literature on clusters, knowledge transfers and innovation, as well as in the policies that support these processes. In Regional Development and Proximity Relations, André Torre and Frédéric Wallet have collected contributions...

"With the outbreak of COVID-19 which had a profound impact on global economic growth, this edited book contains contributions that explore the paradigm shift of how economies are moving more toward becoming self reliant."

Contents: 1. Introduction / Kakuya Matsushima and William P. Anderson -- Part I: Transportation infrastructure and economic growth -- 2. Railways and regional growth, dispersion and concentration in Scandinavia during 150 years / Hans Westlund -- 3. Regional economic impacts of a transportation...

Contents: 1. Graduate migration and regional development : an international perspective / Jonathan Corcoran and Alessandra Faggian -- 2. The role of migration on education-job mismatch : evidence from overseas graduates in Australia / Angelina Zhi Rou Tang, Jonathan Corcoran and Francisco Rowe...

"This book focuses on the role and contribution of global campaigns, in accelerating economic growth with a multiplier effect on the national income by inviting global participation in all the sectors of socio economic development."

Contents: Introduction / Philip McCann and Tim Vorley -- 1 The Covid-19 shock: the UK national and regional implications in the light of international evidence / Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argilés -- 2 Frontier and 'laggard' firms: will there be significant changes to the distribution of...