As the nature of economic growth theory has changed, so has the study of regional economic development. In this book, divided into two parts--theory and methods-- the authors examine the role
of the entrepreneur and entrepreneurship in regional development. Topics include the entrepreneur in economic theory; cooperative behaviors, innovation, and public policy; entrepreneurship in
China's economic development; innovation clusters linking regions; knowledge accessibility and new firm formation; an exploration of age patterns of obstacles to growth, and discussions of a
number of case studies. Editors Desai (public and environmental affairs, Indiana U.), Nijkamp (spatial economics, Free U., The Netherlands), Stough (public policy, George Mason U.), and 21
co-authors contributed to the book. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
