Regional economics - an established discipline for several decades - has gone through a rapid pace of change in the past decade and several new perspectives have emerged. At the same time the methodology has shown surprising development. This volume brings together contributions looking at new...

Agglomeration in Asia -- The relationship between Toyota and its parts suppliers in the age of information and globalization : concentration vs. dispersion / Masatsugu Tsuji -- Iron town cluster : Yawata, its glory, decline and rebirth / Mitsuhiro Kagami -- Information technology and economic...

This book highlights the importance of clusters for the competitiveness of companies and is divided into three interrelated parts. The first part focuses on localization economics, cluster theory, the role of innovation, and innovation partnerships in cluster formations. The second part of the...

This book focuses on the level of industrial synergy development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China. The main contents include: Linkage Development of the Manufacturing and Logistics Industries of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Cooperative Development of the Information Industry in...

Introduction / Brian J. Hracs, Roberta Comunian, Lauren England -- Promoting the Film Industry in Kenya: State Support versus Entrepreneurial Innovation / Robin Steedman -- Making a living through and for Visual Artists in East Africa / Andrew Burton, Lilian Nabulime, Robert Newbery, Paul...

Contents: 1. Introduction: Diversity, innovation and clusters - spatial perspectives / Irene Bernhard, Urban Gråsjö and Charlie Karlsson -- 2. A high-tech trajectory in a resource-rich economy: modern biotechnology in Norway / Terje Gronning -- 3. Tentative indices for regional economic...