Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories

"Regional economics is back on the stage!" This wonderful statement, inspiring pride and confidence, is the starting sentence of the stunning Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories recently launched by the prestigious Edward Elgar Publishing. . . The editors. . . offer us a collection of cutting-edge theories explaining regional growth and local development in the twenty-first century. . . The whole book is so brimful of ideas, methodologies and case studies that will certainly stimulate fruitful debates and further insights in the international regional science research arena. It is a source of reference and information for both scholars and students, which deserves widespread circulation and recognition. I express my humble admiration and congratulations to the editors and all contributors, accompanied by sincere thanks to the marketing department [of Edward Elgar Publishing] for the gracefully enabled privilege of reviewing this authoritative handbook.' -- Daniela-Luminita Constantin, Romanian Journal of Regional Science 'This Handbook is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the explanation of economic growth in the space economy. . . The editors and the individual contributors are to be congratulated on producing such an important collection of review essays which is destined to become one of the definitive reference books on the subject.' -- John McCombie, Scienze Regionali '. . . offers a valuable up-to-date overview of many aspects of these important theoretical developments.' -- Peter Wood, Environment & Planning B 'The book contains a wealth of leading-edge material on regional growth and development issues and provides a good historical review of the dominant mainstream theories. This Handbook will be a valuable asset to any graduate student, researcher, regional planner, or policymaker interested in regional economic issues.' -- Laura Lamb, Review of Regional Studies

Edited by Roberta Capello, Professor of Regional and Urban Economics, ABC Department, Politecnico di Milano, Italy and Peter Nijkamp, Adam Mickiewicz University, Pozna, Poland, Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS) in s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands and the Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi, Iasi, Romania

Contents: Introduction: Regional Growth and Development Theories in the Twenty-first Century Recent Theoretical Advances and Future Challenges Roberta Capello and Peter Nijkamp PART I: GROWTH THEORIES AND SPACE 1. Theories of Agglomeration and Regional Economic Growth: A Historical Review Philip McCann and Frank van Oort 2. Space, Growth and Development Roberta Capello 3. Location/Allocation of Regional Growth Gunther Maier and Michaela Trippl 4. Regional Growth and Trade in the New Economic Geography and Other Recent Theories Kieran P. Donaghy 5. Endogenous Growth Theories: Agglomeration Benefits and Transportation Costs G. Alfredo Minerva and Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano PART II: DEVELOPMENT THEORIES: REGIONAL PRODUCTION FACTORS 6. Agglomeration, Productivity and Regional Growth: Production Theory Approaches Jeffrey P. Cohen and Catherine J. Morrison Paul 7. Territorial Capital and Regional Development Roberto Camagni 8. Human Capital and Regional Development Alessandra Faggian and Philip McCann 9. Infrastructure and Regional Development Johannes Brcker and Piet Rietveld 10. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development Manfred M. Fischer and Peter Nijkamp PART III: DEVELOPMENT THEORIES: INNOVATION, KNOWLEDGE AND SPACE 11. Knowledge Spillovers, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development David B. Audretsch and T. Taylor Aldridge 12. R&D Spillovers and Regional Growth Daria Denti 13. Knowledge and Regional Development Brje Johansson and Charlie Karlsson 14. Agglomeration Externalities, Innovation and Regional Growth: Theoretical Perspectives and Meta-Analysis Henri L.F. de Groot, Jacques Poot and Martijn J. Smit 15. Sustainable Development and Regional Growth Amitrajeet A. Batabyal and Peter Nijkamp PART IV: REGIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT MEASUREMENT METHODS 16. Measuring Agglomeration Ryohei Nakamura and Catherine J. Morrison Paul 17. Measuring the Regional Divide Roberto Ezcurra and Andrs Rodrguez-Pose 18. Measuring Regional Endogenous Growth Robert J. Stimson, Alistair Robson and Tung-Kai Shyy 19. Regional Growth and Convergence: Heterogeneous Reaction versus Interaction in Spatial Econometric Approaches Cem Ertur and Julie Le Gallo 20. CGE Modeling in Space: A Survey Kieran P. Donaghy 21. Modern Regional InputOutput and Impact Analyses Jan Oosterhaven and Karen R. Polenske PART V: REGIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES 22. Institutions and Regional Development T.R. Lakshmanan and Kenneth J. Button 23. Regional Policy: Rationale, Foundations and Measurement of its Effects Jouke van Dijk, Henk Folmer and Jan Oosterhaven 24. New Regional Policies for Less Developed Areas: The Case of India Maria Abreu and Maria Savona 25. Economic Decline and Public Intervention: Do Special Economic Zones Matter? Peter Friedrich and Chang Woon Nam Index