Universities, Knowledge Transfer and Regional Development Geography, Entrepreneurship and Policy
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Edited by the late Attila Varga, formerly Professor of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Pécs, and MTA-PTE Innovation and Economic Growth Research Group, Hungary<i>'. . . this book contains a number of excellent chapters worthwhile reading. Therefore we would like to warmly recommend it to scholars as well as to students with an interest in this promising research field.'</i>
- Roland Andersson and Mats Wilhelmsson, Papers in Regional Science,
<i>'This is a valuable book for those interested in understanding the university's interactions with national and regional economic life; and many of the ideas it presents are capable of further, and productive, development.'</i>
- Paul Temple, London Review of Education,
<i>'. . . the studies of these experienced and well-known authors highlight almost all of the important parts of the themes indicated by the title.'</i>
- Acta Oeconomica,
The expert contributors provide state-of-the-art overviews of the field, reviewing and outlining important advancements in theory, empirics and policy analysis. Importantly, the book includes unique case studies of university-based development in three lagging regions of Asia, Europe and North America to illustrate individual experiences.
This timely and highly original book will be warmly welcomed by academics, students and researchers focusing on regional science, the economics of innovation, economic growth and technological change. Policymakers involved with regional development and innovation will also find much to interest them in this book.