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Innovation and the Growth of Cities by Zoltán J Ács is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Innovation and the Growth of Cities about?
‘Zoltan Acs has produced one of the major works of the past decade or two that helps to explain why cities grow. A central premise and one supported by empirical analysis throughout the book is that entrepreneurship is an important local activity that translates raw knowledge (that by the way is shown to be highly local) into ideas and start-ups that grow and underpin and sustain metropolitan growth. This is a must read for all students and scholars of urban and national economic growth and related policies.’ - Roger R. Stough, George Mason University ‘Innovation is the driving force of the dynamics of regions and cities. Innovation however, is not an autonomous miracle, but is emerging out of knowledge creation and adoption. Thus, knowledge production is at the heart of economic progress. Zoltan Acs offers in this book a brilliant overview and convincing empirical evidence on the fascinating relationship between successful entrepreneurship and knowledge-intensive areas. His ideas form a unique blend of elements from the new economic geography, the new growth theory and the new innovation economics theory and provide a thorough analysis of the changing economic landscape
Who reads Innovation and the Growth of Cities?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Zoltán J Ács
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781843765707
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Economics, Management, Sociology