The relational economy : geographies of knowing and learning /

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"How are firms, networks of firms, and production systems organized and how does this organization vary from place to place? What are the new geographies emerging from the need to create, access, and share knowledge, and sustain competitiveness? In what ways are local clusters and global exchan...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bathelt, Harald
Other Authors: Glückler, Johannes
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Industrial clusters.
Industrial clusters > Case studies.
Industrial organization.
Industrial organization > Case studies.
Grappes industrielles.
Grappes industrielles > Études de cas.
Industrie > Organisation, contrôle, etc.
Industrie > Organisation, contrôle, etc. > Études de cas.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Negotiating.
Industrial clusters
Industrial organization
Electronic books.
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"How are firms, networks of firms, and production systems organized and how does this organization vary from place to place? What are the new geographies emerging from the need to create, access, and share knowledge, and sustain competitiveness? In what ways are local clusters and global exchange relations intertwined and co-constituted? What are the impacts of global changes in technology, demand, and competition on the organization of production, and how do these effects vary between communities, regions, and nations? This book synthesizes theories from across the social sciences with empirical research and case studies in order to answer these questions and to demonstrate how people and firms organize economic action and interaction across local, national, and global flows of knowledge and innovation. It is structured in four clear parts: Part I: Foundations of Relational Thinking, Part II: Relational Clusters of Knowledge, Part III: Knowledge Circulation Across Territories, Part IV: Toward a Relational Economic Policy? The book employs a novel relational framework, which recognizes values, interpretative frameworks, and decision-making practices as subject to the contextuality of the social institutions that characterize the relationships between the human agents. It will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and graduate students across the social sciences, and practitioners in clusters policy."--Publisher's website
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 298 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-292) and index.
ISBN:9780191618062
0191618063

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