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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783653903321

Titolo

Competitiveness, localised learning and regional development : specialisation and prosperity in small open economies / / Peter Maskell. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 1998

ISBN

1-134-73482-4

1-134-73483-2

1-280-33084-8

0-203-27692-2

0-203-03016-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

Altri autori (Persone)

MaskellPeter

Disciplina

330.122

338.9

Soggetti

Competition

Economic development

International economic integration

Regional economics

Economic specialization

Communities - Urban Groups

Sociology & Social History

Social Sciences

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 (pages 215-245) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables and cases; About the authors; Foreword by Michael Storper; Preface; Regional specialisation and localised learning; An introduction; Ubiquitification, knowledge and localised capabilites; Sustainable patterns of specialisation in a globalised economy; Firm competitiveness through knowledge creation; Localised capabilities and the competitiveness of regions and countries; Small countries, localised learning and lack of learning: the cases of furniture, fish and phones

Small nations: how to sustain prosperity in open, low-tech



economiesComfort and competitiveness: the wooden furniture industry; Natural resources and the institutional endowment: the fishing industry; Footloose communications: the mobile phone industry; Conclusions and policy implications; Towards a learning-based industrial and regional policy; Notes; References; Author index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on a rich literature and case study material from selected industries, and elaborating on key concepts such as firms and competencies, industries and industrial systems, and competitiveness and prosperity, this book sets out to answer three broad research questions: * What is competition about in today's economy? * Why do geographical areas (local milieus, cities, regions, countries) specialize in particular types of economic activity, and why do patterns of specialization, once in place tend to be so tremendously durable? * How can high-cost regions in general and small in