Endogenous Development: Networking,

The beginning of the 21st century has been characterized by the expansion of economics, politics and institutional relations. This book illustrates the local answer to the challenge of increasing competition.

List of illustrations

xii

Preface

xiii

Globalization and endogenous development

1

(18)

The process of globalization

1

(2)

Increasing competition and economic growth

3

(4)

The endogenous development approach

7

(5)

Endogenous development policy

12

(3)

The interaction effect of endogenous development

15

(4)

PART I The notion of endogenous development

19

(34)

Endogenous development: an approach for action

21

(18)

The formation of the endogenous development paradigm

22

(2)

Competitiveness of local productive systems

24

(2)

Flexible organization of production

26

(2)

Learning and innovation

28

(2)

Development, culture and institutions

30

(1)

Urban development

31

(2)

Local development policy

33

(4)

Endogenous development, a much-debated concept

37

(2)

On the theoretical roots of endogenous development

39

(14)

The concept of local economic development

40

(1)

The high theory of development and increasing returns

41

(2)

The theory of transitional growth and capital accumulation

43

(2)

Dependence theory and local control of development

45

(3)

Territorial development theory and local initiatives

48

(3)

The complexity of endogenous development

51

(2)

PART II The mechanisms of endogenous development

53

(76)

Networking and the organization of development

55

(18)

Networking, competitiveness and innovation

56

(2)

Firm networks and endogenous development

58

(3)

Industrial districts

61

(3)

The large firm and endogenous development

64

(3)

Networks and strategic alliances

67

(2)

Implications for local development policy

69

(2)

Interaction between the organization of production and endogenous development

71

(2)

Innovation and development

73

(18)

The emergence of new paradigms of technological change

73

(4)

Endogenous evolution of technology

77

(3)

Diffusion of innovation

80

(2)

Innovative milieux

82

(1)

Innovation processes in local productive systems

83

(3)

Innovation policies for local development

86

(3)

Interaction between innovation and endogenous development

89

(2)

Institutions for development

91

(18)

Economic development and institutions

92

(3)

Trust and cooperation

95

(4)

Governance and local development

99

(4)

The theory of proximity

103

(2)

Local development instruments

105

(2)

Interaction between institutions and endogenous development

107

(2)

Cities, a place for development

109

(20)

Cities and endogenous development

110

(3)

The cities of new industrial spaces

113

(3)

Service cities in the global economy

116

(2)

From urban hierarchies to city networks

118

(3)

Globalization and the territorial model for urban development

121

(3)

The strategic planning of local development

124

(3)

Interaction between urban development and endogenous development

127

(2)

PART III The policies of endogenous development

129

(61)

Local development policy

131

(21)

Limitations of exogenous development policy

132

(1)

The emergence of local initiatives in Europe

133

(3)

Local initiatives in Latin America

136

(7)

Local development strategy

143

(3)

Local development action

146

(4)

Endogenous development policy

150

(2)

Globalization and territorial dynamic

152

(19)

Rationale for local development policy

152

(4)

Diversity of the spaces of globalization

156

(3)

Isolation and integration within the global economy

159

(3)

The dynamics of local productive systems

162

(3)

Convergence of the strategies of large enterprise and those of the territory

165

(2)

Large firms and the places of endogenous development

167

(2)

Diversity and endogenous development

169

(2)

The new generation of endogenous development policies

171

(19)

The evaluation of local development policy

171

(4)

Local development in times of globalization

175

(5)

New tools for local development

180

(8)

Interaction and synergy for endogenous development

188

(2)

Notes

190

(9)

References

199

(15)

Index

214

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Endogenous Development: Networking, Innovation, Institutions and Cities

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