Money - a medium of exchange and store of value - has been evolving ever since its inception a few thousand years ago. Among many evolutionary changes, the one that occurred in the first decade of 21st century is likely to be a defining moment that will divide the history of money into two...

This book explores the relationship between families, firms, and regions and the extent to which these relationships contribute to regional economic and social development. Although family business participation in economic activities has been a common phenomenon since pre-industrial societies,...

During the last two decades a new growth theory has emerged - often labelled "endogenous economic growth". The contributions in the book develop these advances into a theoretical framework for endogenous regional economic growth and explain the implications for regional economic policies in the...