Technology and Economic Development: The Dynamics of Local, Regional, and National Change

activities advantages agglomeration American areas attract base become capital cent central centres Chapter cities communication companies competition complex concentration corporate costs countries create cycle decisions demand dependence dominant economic development effects efforts electronics employment engineering entrepreneurs entrepreneurship Environment especially Europe example experience export facilities factors flexible geographical global growth high technology impact important improvements increase industrial innovation institutions investment Italy Japan Japanese Journal knowledge labour learning less linkages London major manufacturing multiplier networks organization planning plants Press problems production regional regional development relatively require result Review role Science sectors skills small firms social sources spatial strategy structure Studies success suggests Table technical technological change tend theory Third World transfer types University urban workers York