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200 00$aCompetitiveness, localised learning and regional development $especialisation and prosperity in small open economies /$fPeter Maskell. [et al.]
210  1$aNew York ;$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d1998.
215   $a1 online resource (273 p.)
225 1 $aRoutledge Frontiers of Political Economy
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-415-15428-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 215-245) and indexes.
327   $aBook 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
327   $aSmall 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
330   $aDrawing on a rich literature and case study material from selected industries, and elaborating on key concepts such as firms and competencies, industries and industrial systems, and competitiveness and prosperity, this book sets out to answer three broad research questions: * What is competition about in today's economy? * Why do geographical areas (local milieus, cities, regions, countries) specialize in particular types of economic activity, and why do patterns of specialization, once in place tend to be so tremendously durable? * How can high-cost regions in general and small in
410  0$aRoutledge Frontiers of Political Economy
606   $aCompetition
606   $aEconomic development
606   $aInternational economic integration
606   $aRegional economics
606   $aRegional economics
606   $aEconomic development
606   $aCompetition
606   $aInternational economic integration
606   $aEconomic specialization
606   $aCommunities - Urban Groups$2HILCC
606   $aSociology & Social History$2HILCC
606   $aSocial Sciences$2HILCC
615  4$aCompetition.
615  4$aEconomic development.
615  4$aInternational economic integration.
615  4$aRegional economics.
615  0$aRegional economics
615  0$aEconomic development
615  0$aCompetition
615  0$aInternational economic integration
615  0$aEconomic specialization
615  7$aCommunities - Urban Groups
615  7$aSociology & Social History
615  7$aSocial Sciences
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