Strategic Approaches To Regional Development: Smart Experimentation In Less-Favoured Regions (Regions And Cities)

The existence and persistence of regional disparities between European regions require context-tailored policies to promote structural change. This book explores the congruence between place-based development and regional competitiveness in the EU context. Drawing on a range of social science disciplines, this book unpicks the complexity of regional transformation processes, aiming to enhance the applicability and transferability of theoretical approaches to innovation and place-based regional development in diverse European territorial settings. The contributors have a particular focus on less-favoured regions and on the application of Smart Specialisation - a strategic approach to innovation-based regional development - to the issues at hand. The book comes at a critical moment, meeting the growing demand of academics, practitioners and policymakers with an interest in promoting regional economic growth and well-being.

• | Author: Iryna Kristensen, Alexandre Dubois, Jukka Teräs
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Dec 20, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 258 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1138084352
• | ISBN-13: 9781138084353