Increasingly, endogenous factors and processes are being emphasized as drivers in regional economic development and growth. This 15 chapter book is unique in that it commences by presenting five disciplinary takes on endogenous development from the perspectives of economics, geography, sociology, planning and organizational management.

Contents: Preface Robert Stimson, Roger Stough and Peter Nijkamp 1. Endogenous Regional Development Robert Stimson, Roger Stough and Peter Nijkamp 2. The Economist’s Perspective on Regional Endogenous Development Kenneth Button 3. Endogenous Regional Theory: A Geographer’s Perspective and Interpretation Michael Taylor and Paul Plummer 4. Endogenous Rural Development from a Sociological Perspective Frank Vanclay 5. Rural, Urban or Regional Endogenous Development as the Core Concept in the Planning Profession Edward Blakely 6. Diversity and Endogeny in Regional Development: Applying Appreciative Intelligence Tojo Thatchenkery and Jessica Heineman-Pieper 7. An Exploratory Approach to Model Determinants of Endogenous Regional Growth Performance Robert Stimson and Roger Stough 8. A Theory of Entrepreneurial Rents in Endogenous Growth: Implications for Regional Innovation Policies Zoltan Acs and Mark Sanders 9. Foreign Direct Investment, Knowledge Assets and the Economic Geography of Growth in the Asian BRIICS Countries Tomokazu Arita, Chie Iguchi and Philip McCann 10. Implications of European Union Structural Assistance to New Member States on Regional Disparities: The Question of Absorption Capacity Daniela Constantin, Zizi Goschin and Gabriela Dragan 11. Macroeconomic and Territorial Policies for Regional Competitiveness: Theory and Empirical Evidence from the EU Roberto Camagni and Roberta Capello 12. Endogenous Employment Growth and Decline in Australian Capital City Statistical Divisions Alistair Robson 13. A Case Study Approach to Investigating Local Development Initiatives in Rural Small Towns in Victoria John Martin 14. Economic Development Incentives and the Measurement of Local Endogenous Growth: Is There a Need for Modeling Adjustment? Terry Clower 15. Regional Growth and Development Theories Revisited Roberta Capello and Peter Nijkamp Index

‘The region-specific nature of economic success matters in urban and rural regions alike, as this volume illustrates with a wide-ranging set of theoretical perspectives and empirical studies. The authors in this collection provide fresh ideas and new insights into a concept “endogenous development” that remains central to understanding regional development.’