Local Economies and Global Competitiveness [Hardcover]

The globalized economy depends on local and context-specific factors. This edited volume addresses local-global nexuses via case studies of global interactions in developed and developing areas, and of particular firms' approaches to these issues. The chapters build up a prospectus on how best to create globally capable localities.Introduction; B.Dallago & C.Guglielmetti Context and Proximity in Competitiveness and Cohesion: Theoretical and Empirical Challenges; C.Guglielmetti PART I: TERRITORIES, DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS Globalization and Local Economic Growth in South Africa, 1994 to 2004; W.Naud?, W.Krugell & M.Matthee Local Systems of Innovation and Globalization in South Africa; M.Scerri Transition and Transplantation in Local Development Models: the Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta; Z.Wang Cluster Development in Hungary: Searching for a 'Critical Mass' of Business via Cluster Mapping; M.Szanyi , I.Iwasaki , P.Csizmadia , M.Ill?sy ?& C.Mak? Local Government Corruption in Hungary; Z.Sz?nt? , I.J?nos T?th ?& T.Cserpes Cluster Identification, Firm Culture and Cooperation Activities in an European Metropolitan Region: the Case of Nuremberg; L.Eigenh?ller, S.Fuchs, N.Litzel & J.M?ller Beyond Commons - New Perspectives and Role for Common Properties; A.Gretter , I.Goio & G.Gios PART II: FIRMS, CONTEXT AND PROXIMITY Innovation Driven Growth: Analytical Issues and Policy Implications; P.Carlo Padoan Considering the Social Impact of for-profit Innovation at the Local Level: the Cases of Grameen Bank and Microsoft; Z.Acs, C.L.McNeely ?& J.Sany The Public Interest in Local Economic Development and Creativity: a Knowledge Governance Perspective; S.Sacchetti & R.Sugden Local and Global Sourcing: Quality Heterogeneity and Firms' Efficiency; G.Vittucci Marzetti, M.Luigia Segnana ?& C.Tomasi Outsourcing and Firm Productivity: Evidence for an Italian Local Production System; D.Antonioli , M.Mazzanti , S.Montresor ?& P.Pini Indlc-