Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories
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Edited by Roberta Capello, Professor of Regional and Urban Economics, ABC Department, Politecnico di Milano, Italy and Peter Nijkamp, Professor Emeritus, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the Centre for European Studies, Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi, Romania and the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China<i>"Regional economics is back on the stage!" This wonderful statement, inspiring pride and confidence, is the starting sentence of the stunning </i>Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories<i> recently launched by the prestigious Edward Elgar Publishing. . . The editors. . . offer us a collection of cutting-edge theories explaining regional growth and local development in the twenty-first century. . . The whole book is so brimful of ideas, methodologies and case studies that will certainly stimulate fruitful debates and further insights in the international regional science research arena. It is a source of reference and information for both scholars and students, which deserves widespread circulation and recognition. I express my humble admiration and congratulations to the editors and all contributors, accompanied by sincere thanks to the marketing department [of Edward Elgar Publishing] for the gracefully enabled privilege of reviewing this authoritative handbook.'</i>
- Daniela-Luminita Constantin, Romanian Journal of Regional Science,
<i>'This </i>Handbook<i> is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the explanation of economic growth in the space economy. . . The editors and the individual contributors are to be congratulated on producing such an important collection of review essays which is destined to become one of the definitive reference books on the subject.'</i>
- John McCombie, Scienze Regionali,
<i>'. . . offers a valuable up-to-date overview of many aspects of these important theoretical developments.'</i>
- Peter Wood, Environment & Planning B,
<i>'The book contains a wealth of leading-edge material on regional growth and development issues and provides a good historical review of the dominant mainstream theories. This </i>Handbook<i> will be a valuable asset to any graduate student, researcher, regional planner, or policymaker interested in regional economic issues.'</i>
- Laura Lamb, Review of Regional Studies,