Globalization Trends and Regional Development

Global trends and local effects have been almost ubiquitous since the 1980s. However, few, like this book, have successfully examined the local effects of global trends and processes. Each of this book's 10 chapters provides an empirically based analysis that illuminates the local effects driven by global forces. --- Roger Stough, George Mason University, US

Edited by Roberta Capello, Professor of Regional and Urban Economics, ABC Department, Politecnico di Milano, Italy and Tomaz Ponce Dentinho, Professor of Regional, Environmental and Agricultural Economics, University of the Azores, Portugal

Contents: Globalization Trends and their Challenges for Regional Development Roberta Capello and Tomaz Ponce Dentinho PART I: NEW GLOBALIZATION TRENDS 1. Globalization and Geographical Growth Patterns Joao Cesar das Neves 2. Globalization and Economic Crisis: How Will the Future of European Regions Look? Roberto Camagni and Roberta Capello 3. The Co-evolution of Logistics, Globalization and Spatial Price Competition: Implications for a Unified Theory of Trade and Location Kieran P. Donaghy PART II: NEW TRENDS IN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS 4. Globalization, Foreign Direct Investments and Growth in European Regions: An Empirical Assessment Laura Casi and Laura Resmini 5. New Patterns in Global Localization: Delocalization and Relocalization of Economic Activities Francisco Carballo-Cruz 6. New Dynamics of FDI Jose Pedro Pontes 7. Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Policy Joaquim Ramos Silva PART III: NEW TRENDS IN MIGRATION FLOWS 8. The Migration-Development Nexus: New Perspectives and Challenges Tuzin Baycan and Peter Nijkamp 9. A Structural Equations Model for Assessing the Economic Performance of High-tech Ethnic Entrepreneurs Mediha Sahin, Alina Todiras, Peter Nijkamp, Bart Neuts and Christiaan Behrens 10. Social Exclusion of Immigrants from a Capability Perspective: The Case of Portugal Nuno Ornelas Martins and Americo Mendes Index