Institutions and Systems in the Geography of Innovation

Acknowledgments. 1. Location, Location, Location: Institutions and Systems in the Geography of Innovation; M. Feldman, N. Massard. Part I: Theoretical Understandings. 2. Learning to Communicate in the Production of Collective Knowledge; C. Antonelli. 3. The Knowledge Dilemma and the Geography of Innovation; D. Foray, J. Mairesse. 4. University Technology Transfer and the System of Innovation; M.P. Feldman, et al. 5. Globalization and Communication Technologies and the Role of Small Firms in Innovation; D.B. Audretsch. 6. Urban Diversity and Intersectoral Diffusion: Some Insights from the Study of Technical Creativity; P. Desrochers. 7. Innovation, Institutions, Space: Two Research Traditions in National Systems of Innovation; M. Bellet, et al. Part II: Empirical Studies. 8. The Role of Geographical Proximity in the Organization of Industrial R&D; C. Carrincazeaux. 9. The Geography of Knowledge Spillovers and Technological Proximity; C. Autant-Bernard. 10. The Regional Distribution of Technological Development: Evidence from Foreign-Owned Firms in Germany; J.A. Cantwell, C. Noonan. 11. Barriers to Innovation in Service Industries in Canada; P. Mohnen, J.M. Rosa. 12. Knowledge Spillovers in Biotechnology: Moving the Logic of Science Closer to the Logic of Firms; M. Gittelman. Part III: Policy. 13. Public Policies, Regional Inequalities, and Growth; P. Martin. 14. Technology Externalities and Compromise in Innovation Policy: The European Union Case; M. Fadairo. 15. TheDevelopment of High-Tech Clusters: Theoretical Insights and Policy Implications; M.A. Maggioni. 16. Future Challenges and Institutional Preconditions for Regional Development Policy; P. Maskell. Index.