E-Book, Englisch, 237 Seiten, eBook
Grillo / Nanetti Innovation, Democracy and Efficiency
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-44966-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
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Exploring the Innovation Puzzle within the European Union’s Regional Development Policies
E-Book, Englisch, 237 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: Palgrave Advances in Regional and Urban Economics
ISBN: 978-1-137-44966-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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Table Of Contents List Of Figures List Of Tables Preface Acknowledgements PART I: THE CHALLENGE OF INNOVATION POLICIES 1.1 Introduction 1.2 What Is Innovation After All And Why Definition Matters 1.3 Endogenous Growth Theory And Its Impact On Regional Development Policies 1.4 Empirical Evidence And The Puzzle Of Innovation 1.5 Why Innovation Policies May Fail 1.6 Merits And Limits Of Smart Specialization As The New Paradigm Of Innovation In EU Regional Policies 1.7 Democracy And Efficiency For Success In Innovation: A Conceptual Framework Of Partnerships 1.8 Organization Of The Book PART II: REGIONAL CASE STUDIES AND INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS 2.1 Exploring The Thesis: Six Case Studies And Their Approaches To Innovation Policies 2.2 Innovation And Regional Policies: Two Different Approaches 2.3 UK: The Paradox Of Innovation Policies In An Innovation Driven Economy 2.4 Spain: Innovation Policies As A Redistributive Tool 2.5 Comparing And Contrasting Institutional Settings PART III: INNOVATION AND THE PUZZLE OF DEVOLUTION IN THE UK 3.1 Three Development Policies And An Institutional Puzzle 3.2 The Differences In Policy Performance: 2000-2013 3.2.1 The Design Of Development And Innovation Strategies 3.2.2 The Capacity To Make Choices 3.3 Devolution, Centralization And Innovation 3.3.1 Wales: A Failed Devolution 3.3.2 Yorkshire: A Development Strategy Led By Technocrats 3.3.3 Scotland: Conditions For Successful Decentralization 3.3.4 The Discontinuity Of Smart Specialization 3.4 Conclusions: Appropriate Institutional Levels For Successful Innovation Strategies PART IV: SPAIN AND INNOVATION AS A POLITICAL IMPERATIVE 4.1 A Country Defined By Nationalism And Autonomy 4.2 Differences In Performance And Explanations 4.2.1 The Design Of Development And Innovation Strategies 4.2.2 The Making Of Choices 4.3 Efficiency And Democracy: The Relationship Revisited And Affirmed 4.3.1 Murcia: The Risk Of A Cost Based Economic Development Strategy 4.3.2 Castilla Y Leon: Merits And Limits Of The Centralized Approach To Innovation 4.3.3 Pais Vasco: A Pioneer Of Smart Specialization 4.3.4 Recent Evolution And Smart Specializing Regions 4.4 Conclusions: Political Conditions For Innovation As A Transformative Process PART V: CONCLUSIONS: INNOVATION AS A POLITICAL PROJECT 5.1 The Challenge Of Innovation Policies 5.2 Innovation And Democracy: Preliminary Evidence From The Regional Cases 5.2.1 Thesis And Summary Of Findings 5.2.2 Discussion And Comparison Of The Institutional Cases 5.3 Escaping Path Dependence: Institutional Factors For Successful Innovation Based Development Policies 5.3.1 Programme Management As A Key Factor 5.3.2 Implementation Of The Partnership Principle 5.4 An Elaboration Of The 'Smart Innovation' Paradigm 5.5 Implications For EU Development Policies 5.6 Innovation And Democracy 5.7 Limits Of This Exploration And Agenda For Investigation ANNEX 1 – BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESOURCES Index