Wealth from Diversity

List of Figures. List of Tables. 1. Introduction; X. Vence-Deza, J.S. Metcalfe. 2. Changes in Structure and Relations Between Productive Systems; M. Amendola, J.- L. Gaffard. 3. Economic Dynamics and Regional Diversity - Some Evolutionary Ideas; J.S. Metcalfe. 4. Uneven Technological Development; P. Patel, K. Pavitt. 5. The Changing Economics of Technological Learning: Implications for the Distribution of Innovative Capabilities in Europe; R. Cowan, D. Foray. 6. Industrial Districts and the Globalization of Innovation: Regions and Networks in the New Economic Space; R. Gordon. 7. The Diversity of European Regions and the Conditions for a Sustainable Economic Growth; J.-L. Gaffard, M. Quéré. 8. Innovation, Regional Development and Technology Policy: New Spatial Trends in Industrialization and the Emergence of Regionalization of Technology Policy; X. Vence-Deza. 9. Strategic Technology Policy for New Industrial Infrastructure: Creating Capabilities and Building New Markets; M. Justman, M. Teubal. 10. Local Synergy and Innovation in Peripheral Areas; W.b. Stöhr. 11. Inter-Firm Cooperation: A Mode for the Internationalization of SME; C. Charbit. 12. External Control and Regional Development in an Integrated Europe; B. Ashcroft. 13. European Monetary Integration, Endogenous Credit Creation and Regional Economic Development; S.C. Dow. 14. Banking and Finance in the Italian Mezzogiorno: Issues and Problems; M. Messori. 15. The Regional Impact of the Internal Market: An Analysis for Lagging Regions; M. Quévit. 16.Boosting European Growth: Strategies for Integration and Strategies for Competition; S. Bruno. Author Index.