In the last few years research on regional development has increased dramatically. Real-world concerns have - to a certain extent - driven this scientific concern of interest. The field has been given a big boost in particular by the process of European integration and the attempt to understand how this deeper integration will work at the regional level. This volume makes a modest attempt to reconsider the issue of regional development mainly from an European perspective and in the light of the transition of society towards a knowledge-driven economy. It originated from the Thirteenth European Advanced Studies Institute in Regional Science, held in Istanbul, July 2-8, 2000. In producing the book, as friends and colleagues, we have benefited from the possibility of exchange of ideas and experience. We have also received useful assistance from the referees who have offered observations and advice in their written reports. The soundness of their comments has contributed immensely to the quality of the volume. We should, in addition, like to acknowledge the timely manner in which contributing authors have responded to our requests, and their willingness to follow the stringent editorial guidelines.

Inhalt

1 Regional Development Reconsidered: A Prologue.- A: Innovation Systems, Learning Regions and Human Resources.- 2 A Systemic Approach to Innovation.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 The Innovation Process.- 2.3 Knowledge Creation and Spillovers.- 2.4 The Systems of Innovation Approach.- 2.5 Regional Systems of Innovation.- 2.6 Some Policy Implications.- References.- 3 Regional Industrial Policy and the New Economy.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Models of Industrial Organisation.- 3.3 Innovation and Knowledge Production.- 3.4 The Impact of the New Economy on the Organisation of Industry.- 3.5 Processes of Learning and Labour Training.- 3.6 The Territorial Network Approach.- 3.7 Policies for Territorial Networks.- 3.8 Policy Tools for the Interregional Production Cooperation.- 3.9 Conclusions.- 4 Human Resources and Regional Development.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Human Resource Development: Some International Comparisons Comparisons.- 4.3 The Learning Economy, the Learning Society and Learning Regions.- 4.4 The Role of Universities in Regional Development.- 4.5 Setting Learning Targets: A Regional Perspective.- 4.6 Human Resource Development and Regional Strategies.- 4.7 Conclusions.- References.- B: Competitiveness and Cooperation.- 5 The Role of Public Institutions in Regional Competition.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Regional Competition by Public Institutions.- 5.3 Political Models of Regional Competition: Basic Approaches.- 5.4 Political Regional Competition within an Administrative Sector.- 5.5 Political Regional Competition within a Federation.- 5.6 Political Fiscal Regional Competition and Political Competition of Municipalities and Public Firms.- 5.7 Summary and Outlook.- References.- 6 Regional Cooperation of the Baltic States: Implications for Membership in the European Union.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Background of the Baltic States.- 6.3 Organisational Structures for Regional Cooperation.- 6.4 Contemporary Situation in Baltic States.- 6.5 Baltic States and Security.- References.- C: Mobility in Transport Systems in Europe.- 7 The Role of Infrastructure for Expansion and Integration.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Treaty and Statutory Basis of EU Action.- 7.3 The Role of the EU in Transport and Transport Infrastructure.- 7.7 TENs, TINA and Infrastructure Pricing.- 7.5 Assessment of Policy Objectives and Achievements.- References.- 8 Restructuring of Transportation Networks.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Review of Basic Theoretical Approaches.- 8.3 Aggregate Productivity Models: The Aschauer Debate.- 8.4 Input-Output Models.- 8.5 New Economic Geography Models.- 8.6 Measurement Issues.- 8.7 Evaluation and Appraisal.- 8.8 Conclusions.- References.- 9 Socio-economic Dynamics and Spatial Mobility: A Scenario Application to Environmental Strategies in Transport.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Decision Making and Scenarios.- 9.3 Assessment of the Base Scenarios.- 9.4 Energy Consumption of Present and Future Transport Modes.- 9.5 Electricity and Motor Fuels.- 9.6 Developments in Passenger Mobility.- 9.7 Analysis of Results.- 9.8 Conclusions.- References.- D: Regional Development and Policy Issues.- 10 Some Effects of Regional Differentiation on Integration in the European Community.- 10.1 Regional Differentiation and Integration.- 10.2 Turkish Regional Disparities.- 10.3 Results: Analysing Regional Disparities.- 10.4 Conclusions.- References.- 11 An Institutional and Cultural Perspective on Romanian Regional Development Policy.- 11.1 Introduction.- 11.2 Regional Development Policy in Romenia: Institutional Reforms.- 11.3 Cultural and Behavioural Challenges in the Implementation of Regional Policies.- 11.4 Conclusions.- References.- List of Figures.- List of Tables.- Author Index.- List of Contributors.