David B. Audretsch is a Distinguished Professor and Ameritech Chair of Economic Development at Indiana University, where he also serves as Director of the Institute for Development Strategies. He is also an Honorary Professor of Industrial Economics and Entrepreneurship at the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany. In addition, he serves as a Visiting Professor at the King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, and is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London.Albert N. Link is Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). He received, with honors, a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Richmond in 1971 and a Ph.D. in economics from Tulane University in 1976. After receiving the Ph.D., he joined the economics faculty at Auburn University, where he remained until he joined the economics faculty at UNCG in 1982. Professor Link's research focuses on technology and innovation policy, the economics of R&D, and policy/program evaluation. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Technology Transfer.Mary Lindenstein Walshok is Associate Vice Chancellor, Public Programs, Dean, University Extension and Adjunct Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. Professor Walshok is a leading thinker on aligning workforce development with regional economic growth and innovation. As an industrial sociologist, she has been researching various American regions for the US Department of Labor, NSF, and Lilly Foundation. One of her current research projects is an NSF-funded study of the role of boundary-spanning organizations in shaping the social and cultural dynamics of highly innovative regions.

"The editors of the Handbook (Audretsch, Link, and Walshok) should be commended for their efforts in curating such an extensive and diverse selection of literature within a single, concise volume. This book represents a significant achievement in presenting the issues surrounding local competitiveness and should become a valuable resource for academics interested in this field of research." --Economic Geography

• 1. Introduction ; David B. Audretsch, Albert N. Link and Mary Lindenstein Walshok ; PART I: THE CONCEPT OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS ; 2. The Strategic Management of Place ; David B. Audretsch ; 3. Talent , Cities, and Competitiveness ; Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander ; 4. Enabling Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ; Philip E. Auerswald ; 5. Construction of the Cluster Commons ; Orjan Solvell ; 6. Alfred Marshall, Alive and Well? The Rise and Evolution of Innovative Manufacturing Clusters in a Globalizing Economy ; Dan Breznitz and Guilio Buciuni ; 7. Something New: Where Do New Industries Come From? ; Maryann P. Feldman and Sam M. Tavassoli ; PART II: CRITICAL DRIVERS OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS ; 8. Local Competitiveness Fostered through Local Institutions for Entrepreneurship ; Martin Andersson and Magnus Henrekson ; 9. The National Resource Curse in the Arab Gult: Rapid Change and Local Culture ; Thomas Andersson ; 10. The Role of Universities for Local and Regional Competitiveness ; Erik E. Lehmann ; 11. The Grand Challenge Model of R&D ; Christopher S. Hayter ; 12. Commercialization or Engagement: Which Is of More Significance for Regional Economies? ; Martin Kenney ; 13. Philanthropy, Competition, and Local Competitiveness: A Schumpeterian Conundrum ; Zoltan J. Acs ; 14. Local Policies for High-Growth Firms ; Erik Stam and Niels Bosma ; 15. Innovation Brokers ; Doug Henton and Jessie Oettinger ; 16. Swimming Upstream: Why Regional Economic Development Depends on National Economic Competitiveness ; Robert D. Atkinson ; PART III: COMPETITIVENESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ; 17. Competitive Advantages from University Research Parks ; Albert N. Link ; 18. The Co-Creation of Locally Useful Knowledge by Business Schools ; Simon Mosey, Paul Kirkham, and Martin Binks ; 19. Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development: The Relevance of Shaping Inter-temporal Local Intangible Conditions ; Jose L. Gonzalez-Pernia, Maribel Guerrero, and Inaki Pena-Legazuke ; 20. In Search of New Competitive Advantage: Japan's Local Firms in Sustainable Business ; Hideki Yamawaki, Hiro Motoki, and Kayo Hirai ; 21. Assessing State-level Science and Technology Policies: North Carolina's Experience with SBIR State Matching Grants ; John Hardin, Lauren Lanahan, and Lukas C. Brun ; 22. Clusters, Communities, and Competitiveness - An Emerging Model from America's Midwest ; David Lawther Johnson ; 23. Lessons on Microenterprise Development from a University-Based Microlending Development Program ; Paul Miesing, Brad Watts, Donald S. Siegel, and Katharine Briar-Lawson ; 24. A Region in Transition: Bottom up Economic Transformation in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland ; Mary Lindenstein Walshok and Steve Orr ; 25. The 2008 Economic Crisis and its Impact on Universities' Competitiveness ; Shiri M. Breznitz and Paige A. Clayton ; 26. Smart Specialization and European Regional Development Policy ; Dominique Foray, Philip McCann, and Raquel Ortega-Argiles

David B. Audretsch is a Distinguished Professor and Ameritech Chair of Economic Development at Indiana University, where he also serves as Director of the Institute for Development Strategies. He is also an Honorary Professor of Industrial Economics and Entrepreneurship at the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany. In addition, he serves as a Visiting Professor at the King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, and is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London.Albert N. Link is Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). He received, with honors, a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Richmond in 1971 and a Ph.D. in economics from Tulane University in 1976. After receiving the Ph.D., he joined the economics faculty at Auburn University, where he remained until he joined the economics faculty at UNCG in 1982. Professor Link's research focuses on technology and innovation policy, the economics of R&D, and policy/program evaluation. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Technology Transfer.Mary Lindenstein Walshok is Associate Vice Chancellor, Public Programs, Dean, University Extension and Adjunct Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. Professor Walshok is a leading thinker on aligning workforce development with regional economic growth and innovation. As an industrial sociologist, she has been researching various American regions for the US Department of Labor, NSF, and Lilly Foundation. One of her current research projects is an NSF-funded study of the role of boundary-spanning organizations in shaping the social and cultural dynamics of highly innovative regions.

"The editors of the Handbook (Audretsch, Link, and Walshok) should be commended for their efforts in curating such an extensive and diverse selection of literature within a single, concise volume. This book represents a significant achievement in presenting the issues surrounding local competitiveness and should become a valuable resource for academics interested in this field of research." --Economic Geography

• 1. Introduction ; David B. Audretsch, Albert N. Link and Mary Lindenstein Walshok ; PART I: THE CONCEPT OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS ; 2. The Strategic Management of Place ; David B. Audretsch ; 3. Talent , Cities, and Competitiveness ; Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander ; 4. Enabling Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ; Philip E. Auerswald ; 5. Construction of the Cluster Commons ; Orjan Solvell ; 6. Alfred Marshall, Alive and Well? The Rise and Evolution of Innovative Manufacturing Clusters in a Globalizing Economy ; Dan Breznitz and Guilio Buciuni ; 7. Something New: Where Do New Industries Come From? ; Maryann P. Feldman and Sam M. Tavassoli ; PART II: CRITICAL DRIVERS OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS ; 8. Local Competitiveness Fostered through Local Institutions for Entrepreneurship ; Martin Andersson and Magnus Henrekson ; 9. The National Resource Curse in the Arab Gult: Rapid Change and Local Culture ; Thomas Andersson ; 10. The Role of Universities for Local and Regional Competitiveness ; Erik E. Lehmann ; 11. The Grand Challenge Model of R&D ; Christopher S. Hayter ; 12. Commercialization or Engagement: Which Is of More Significance for Regional Economies? ; Martin Kenney ; 13. Philanthropy, Competition, and Local Competitiveness: A Schumpeterian Conundrum ; Zoltan J. Acs ; 14. Local Policies for High-Growth Firms ; Erik Stam and Niels Bosma ; 15. Innovation Brokers ; Doug Henton and Jessie Oettinger ; 16. Swimming Upstream: Why Regional Economic Development Depends on National Economic Competitiveness ; Robert D. Atkinson ; PART III: COMPETITIVENESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ; 17. Competitive Advantages from University Research Parks ; Albert N. Link ; 18. The Co-Creation of Locally Useful Knowledge by Business Schools ; Simon Mosey, Paul Kirkham, and Martin Binks ; 19. Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development: The Relevance of Shaping Inter-temporal Local Intangible Conditions ; Jose L. Gonzalez-Pernia, Maribel Guerrero, and Inaki Pena-Legazuke ; 20. In Search of New Competitive Advantage: Japan's Local Firms in Sustainable Business ; Hideki Yamawaki, Hiro Motoki, and Kayo Hirai ; 21. Assessing State-level Science and Technology Policies: North Carolina's Experience with SBIR State Matching Grants ; John Hardin, Lauren Lanahan, and Lukas C. Brun ; 22. Clusters, Communities, and Competitiveness - An Emerging Model from America's Midwest ; David Lawther Johnson ; 23. Lessons on Microenterprise Development from a University-Based Microlending Development Program ; Paul Miesing, Brad Watts, Donald S. Siegel, and Katharine Briar-Lawson ; 24. A Region in Transition: Bottom up Economic Transformation in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland ; Mary Lindenstein Walshok and Steve Orr ; 25. The 2008 Economic Crisis and its Impact on Universities' Competitiveness ; Shiri M. Breznitz and Paige A. Clayton ; 26. Smart Specialization and European Regional Development Policy ; Dominique Foray, Philip McCann, and Raquel Ortega-Argiles

David B. Audretsch is a Distinguished Professor and Ameritech Chair of Economic Development at Indiana University, where he also serves as Director of the Institute for Development Strategies. He is also an Honorary Professor of Industrial Economics and Entrepreneurship at the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany. In addition, he serves as a Visiting Professor at the King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, and is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London.Albert N. Link is Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). He received, with honors, a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Richmond in 1971 and a Ph.D. in economics from Tulane University in 1976. After receiving the Ph.D., he joined the economics faculty at Auburn University, where he remained until he joined the economics faculty at UNCG in 1982. Professor Link's research focuses on technology and innovation policy, the economics of R&D, and policy/program evaluation. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Technology Transfer.Mary Lindenstein Walshok is Associate Vice Chancellor, Public Programs, Dean, University Extension and Adjunct Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. Professor Walshok is a leading thinker on aligning workforce development with regional economic growth and innovation. As an industrial sociologist, she has been researching various American regions for the US Department of Labor, NSF, and Lilly Foundation. One of her current research projects is an NSF-funded study of the role of boundary-spanning organizations in shaping the social and cultural dynamics of highly innovative regions.

"The editors of the Handbook (Audretsch, Link, and Walshok) should be commended for their efforts in curating such an extensive and diverse selection of literature within a single, concise volume. This book represents a significant achievement in presenting the issues surrounding local competitiveness and should become a valuable resource for academics interested in this field of research." --Economic Geography

• 1. Introduction ; David B. Audretsch, Albert N. Link and Mary Lindenstein Walshok ; PART I: THE CONCEPT OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS ; 2. The Strategic Management of Place ; David B. Audretsch ; 3. Talent , Cities, and Competitiveness ; Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander ; 4. Enabling Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ; Philip E. Auerswald ; 5. Construction of the Cluster Commons ; Orjan Solvell ; 6. Alfred Marshall, Alive and Well? The Rise and Evolution of Innovative Manufacturing Clusters in a Globalizing Economy ; Dan Breznitz and Guilio Buciuni ; 7. Something New: Where Do New Industries Come From? ; Maryann P. Feldman and Sam M. Tavassoli ; PART II: CRITICAL DRIVERS OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS ; 8. Local Competitiveness Fostered through Local Institutions for Entrepreneurship ; Martin Andersson and Magnus Henrekson ; 9. The National Resource Curse in the Arab Gult: Rapid Change and Local Culture ; Thomas Andersson ; 10. The Role of Universities for Local and Regional Competitiveness ; Erik E. Lehmann ; 11. The Grand Challenge Model of R&D ; Christopher S. Hayter ; 12. Commercialization or Engagement: Which Is of More Significance for Regional Economies? ; Martin Kenney ; 13. Philanthropy, Competition, and Local Competitiveness: A Schumpeterian Conundrum ; Zoltan J. Acs ; 14. Local Policies for High-Growth Firms ; Erik Stam and Niels Bosma ; 15. Innovation Brokers ; Doug Henton and Jessie Oettinger ; 16. Swimming Upstream: Why Regional Economic Development Depends on National Economic Competitiveness ; Robert D. Atkinson ; PART III: COMPETITIVENESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ; 17. Competitive Advantages from University Research Parks ; Albert N. Link ; 18. The Co-Creation of Locally Useful Knowledge by Business Schools ; Simon Mosey, Paul Kirkham, and Martin Binks ; 19. Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development: The Relevance of Shaping Inter-temporal Local Intangible Conditions ; Jose L. Gonzalez-Pernia, Maribel Guerrero, and Inaki Pena-Legazuke ; 20. In Search of New Competitive Advantage: Japan's Local Firms in Sustainable Business ; Hideki Yamawaki, Hiro Motoki, and Kayo Hirai ; 21. Assessing State-level Science and Technology Policies: North Carolina's Experience with SBIR State Matching Grants ; John Hardin, Lauren Lanahan, and Lukas C. Brun ; 22. Clusters, Communities, and Competitiveness - An Emerging Model from America's Midwest ; David Lawther Johnson ; 23. Lessons on Microenterprise Development from a University-Based Microlending Development Program ; Paul Miesing, Brad Watts, Donald S. Siegel, and Katharine Briar-Lawson ; 24. A Region in Transition: Bottom up Economic Transformation in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland ; Mary Lindenstein Walshok and Steve Orr ; 25. The 2008 Economic Crisis and its Impact on Universities' Competitiveness ; Shiri M. Breznitz and Paige A. Clayton ; 26. Smart Specialization and European Regional Development Policy ; Dominique Foray, Philip McCann, and Raquel Ortega-Argiles