1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461628403321

Autore

Vázquez Barquero Antonio

Titolo

The new forces of economic development [[electronic resource] ] : territorial policy for endogenous development / / Antonio Vázquez-Barquero

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2010

ISBN

1-283-14382-8

9786613143822

981-4282-51-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (400 p.)

Disciplina

338.9

Soggetti

Economic development

Economic policy

Endogenous growth (Economics)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Contents; Illustrations; Chapter 1 Integration, Development, and Global Economic Crisis; Chapter 2 Economic Development of the Territory; Chapter 3 Endogenous Development; Chapter 4 The Dynamics of Clusters and Milieus; Chapter 5 Polycentric Development of the Territory; Chapter 6 Creativity and Diffusion of Innovation; Chapter 7 Local Development Policies; Chapter 8 The Quest for a New Development Policy; Chapter 9 Territorial Policy; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book proposes the theory and practice of endogenous development that helps to analyze economic dynamics and works within a context of continuous economic, technological, and institutional transformations. This approach will help shape both our understanding and response in times of economic crisis. The book also focuses on the evolutionary approach, analyzing development forces that condition the capital accumulation process. It contends that entrepreneurial development and the formation of firm networks, the diffusion of innovations and knowledge, the urban development of the territory,



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779226703321

Autore

Carr Paul R

Titolo

Can Educators Make a Difference? [[electronic resource] ] : Experimenting with, and Experiencing, Democracy in Education

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Greenwich, : IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2014

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (279 p.)

Collana

Critical Constructions : Studies on Education and Society

Altri autori (Persone)

ZyngierDavid

PruynMarc

Disciplina

370.115

Soggetti

Social justice - Study and teaching

Citizenship - Study and teaching

Democracy and education - Study and teaching

Social justice

Education

Social Sciences

Education, Special Topics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Praise for Can Educators Make a Difference?""; ""Series Page""; ""Can Educators Make a Difference?""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Foreword""; ""Chapter 1: Introducing the Global Doing Democracy Research Project""; ""Chapter 2: Democracy, Critical Pedagogy and the Education of Educators""; ""Chapter 3: Re-Discovering Democracy""; ""Chapter 4: Can We Teach Deep Democracy""; ""Chapter 5: Getting Beyond Flat-Out Bored""; ""Chapter 6: Preservice Teachers� Conceptions of Democratic Essence""