Globalization and Urban Development

Abstract

Eighteen papers, originally presented at the annual Tinbergen Workshop held in June 2009, provide an overview of thought about endogenous forces and processes that may enhance the economic performance of a city or region. Papers discuss an endogenous perspective on regional development and growth; interregional knowledge spillovers and economic growth--the role of relational proximity; agglomeration and new establishment survival--a mixed hierarchical and cross-classified model; social capital in Australia--understanding the socioeconomic and regional characteristics; entrepreneurship, innovation, and regional development--a Southern European perspective; productivity spillovers, regional spillovers, and the role of multinational enterprises in the new EU member states; determinants of entry and exit--the significance of demand and supply conditions at the regional level; creativity and diversity--strategic performance management of high-tech small and medium enterprises in Dutch urban areas; modeling endogenous regional employment performance in nonmetropolitan Australia--the role of human capital, social capital, and creative capital; domestic innovation and Chinese regional growth, 1991-2004; the spatial dynamics of China's high-tech industry--an exploratory policy analysis; regional psychological capital and its impact on regional entrepreneurship in urban areas of the United States; incubators in rural environments--a preliminary analysis; creative, intellectual, and entrepreneurial resources for regional development through the lens of the competing values framework--four Australian case studies; regional growth in the United States--correlates with measures of human and creative capital; exploring regional disparities in employment growth; regional branching and regional innovation policy; and beyond the creative quick fix--conceptualizing creativity's role in a regional economy. Kourtit and Nijkamp are with the Department of Spatial Economics at VU University Amsterdam. Stough is with the School of Public Policy at George Mason University. No index.