The local levels of economies have felt the impact of technological change and globalization. These forces have triggered the need to understand the dynamic mechanisms that enable locales to respond to such changes. For example, the downsizing of traditional employers because of a major loss in market share due to new competitors, acquisition by global firms, or off-shoring of production or services was traditionally thought to be beyond the scope of powers of local policy makers, thinkers, and business leaders. In the world of practice, those concerned about the economic performance of place-city, region or state-are increasingly focused on how to adapt to these trends and leverage their existing resources to respond to these global challenges as a positive opportunity. The Oxford Handbook of Local Competitiveness brings together some of the leading minds in the fields of business, economics, and the social sciences to identify, articulate, and analyze what influences and shapes local competitiveness and what places can do to enhance their economic performance. The contributors to the Handbook provide a body of systematic analyses suggesting that the local context is a critical element of the forces that shape competitiveness. The challenges to generate and sustain economic performance vary across places, and the factors and conditions that either enhance or impede competiveness also are place-specific. Finally, the characteristics and nature of what constitutes success also vary across places. This Handbook is essential reading material for academics in the fields of economics and public policy, as well as business leaders who hope to gain a more in-depth understanding of their field. Informative and intellectually rigorous, The Oxford Handbook of Local Competitiveness is the definitive volume of scholarly analysis regarding the relationship between place and economic competition.
1. Introduction ; David B. Audretsch, Albert N. Link and Mary Lindenstein Walshok ; PART I: THE CONCEPT OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS ; 2. The Strategic Management of Place ; David B. Audretsch ; 3. Talent , Cities, and Competitiveness ; Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander ; 4. Enabling Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ; Philip E. Auerswald ; 5. Construction of the Cluster Commons ; Orjan Solvell ; 6. Alfred Marshall, Alive and Well? The Rise and Evolution of Innovative Manufacturing Clusters in a Globalizing Economy ; Dan Breznitz and Guilio Buciuni ; 7. Something New: Where Do New Industries Come From? ; Maryann P. Feldman and Sam M. Tavassoli ; PART II: CRITICAL DRIVERS OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS ; 8. Local Competitiveness Fostered through Local Institutions for Entrepreneurship ; Martin Andersson and Magnus Henrekson ; 9. The National Resource Curse in the Arab Gult: Rapid Change and Local Culture ; Thomas Andersson ; 10. The Role of Universities for Local and Regional Competitiveness ; Erik E. Lehmann ; 11. The Grand Challenge Model of R&D ; Christopher S. Hayter ; 12. Commercialization or Engagement: Which Is of More Significance for Regional Economies? ; Martin Kenney ; 13. Philanthropy, Competition, and Local Competitiveness: A Schumpeterian Conundrum ; Zoltan J. Acs ; 14. Local Policies for High-Growth Firms ; Erik Stam and Niels Bosma ; 15. Innovation Brokers ; Doug Henton and Jessie Oettinger ; 16. Swimming Upstream: Why Regional Economic Development Depends on National Economic Competitiveness ; Robert D. Atkinson ; PART III: COMPETITIVENESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ; 17. Competitive Advantages from University Research Parks ; Albert N. Link ; 18. The Co-Creation of Locally Useful Knowledge by Business Schools ; Simon Mosey, Paul Kirkham, and Martin Binks ; 19. Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development: The Relevance of Shaping Inter-temporal Local Intangible Conditions ; Jose L. Gonzalez-Pernia, Maribel Guerrero, and Inaki Pena-Legazuke ; 20. In Search of New Competitive Advantage: Japan's Local Firms in Sustainable Business ; Hideki Yamawaki, Hiro Motoki, and Kayo Hirai ; 21. Assessing State-level Science and Technology Policies: North Carolina's Experience with SBIR State Matching Grants ; John Hardin, Lauren Lanahan, and Lukas C. Brun ; 22. Clusters, Communities, and Competitiveness - An Emerging Model from America's Midwest ; David Lawther Johnson ; 23. Lessons on Microenterprise Development from a University-Based Microlending Development Program ; Paul Miesing, Brad Watts, Donald S. Siegel, and Katharine Briar-Lawson ; 24. A Region in Transition: Bottom up Economic Transformation in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland ; Mary Lindenstein Walshok and Steve Orr ; 25. The 2008 Economic Crisis and its Impact on Universities' Competitiveness ; Shiri M. Breznitz and Paige A. Clayton ; 26. Smart Specialization and European Regional Development Policy ; Dominique Foray, Philip McCann, and Raquel Ortega-Argiles
