Hans-Jürgen Ewers & Jürgen Allesch 
Innovation and Regional Development [PDF ebook] 
Strategies, Instruments and Policy Coordination. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Innovation and Regional Development held in Berlin, December 1–2, 1988

Frontmatter – Preface – Contents – Welcoming Address – Introduction – 1. Regional Development: A Practical Point of View – 1.1 Innovation and Regional Development in the EEC – 1.2 The Role of the Commission of the European Communities in Regional Development Policies in Europe – 1.3 A Businessman’s Perspective of Regional Policy – 2. Regional Disparities in Europe – 2.1 Structural and Regional Differences in Economic Development in the Countries of the European Community – 2.2 Regional Disparities in Europe: Interpretation and Political Consequences – 3. Regional Development Potentials and Strategies for Strengthening Regional Innovation Capacities – 3.1 Regional Development Potentials and Innovation Capacities – 3.2 Industrial Innovation and Spatial Systems: The Impact of Producer Services – 3.3 Promoting And Inhibiting Factors In The Regional Environmental System – 3.4 Industrial Innovation and the Spatial Division of Labour – 3.5 Endogenous Development between Myth and Reality: Pre-Requisites for Endogenous Development Strategies – 4. Instruments of Innovation Oriented Regional Policies – 4.1 Financial Instruments for the Promotion of Regional Development – 4.2 Financial Transfers versus Real Transfers: Competing Strategies for Regional Economic Development – 4.3 Information and Consulting as Instruments of Regional Development Policy: The Role of Public Agencies – 4.4 Improvement of Regional Qualification Structures as a Task of Regional Economic Policy – 4.5 Universities and Local Economic Development – 5. Indigenous Strategies and their Application in Regions with Differing Growth Dynamics – 5.1 Advanced Technology Policies and Strategies in Developing Regions – 5.2 Indigenous Development Strategies in Peripheral Regions: The Example of Ireland – 5.3 Problems of an Industrial Region in Decline: The Case of Birmingham – 5.4 Innovation-Oriented Policy in Regions with High Growth Dynamics: Three Winners in the Process of Structural Change – A Comparison of Baden-Württemberg, Massachusetts and Emilia Romagna – 5.5 Endogenous Development Strategies in Agglomerations – 6. Perspectives of Regional Development – 6.1 Perspectives of Innovation-Oriented Regional Development Strategies – 6.2 Regional Economic Development and Innovation-Oriented Measures: Summary and Perspectives – Contributors