Results 261 to 270 of about 2,758,604 (298)
Some of the next articles are maybe not open access.
What is a region? Towards a statehood theory of regions
Contemporary Politics, 2013This article presents the outline of a statehood theory of regions with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of what regions are, how they function and how they emerge. First, a definition of region is introduced that starts from the use of the concept of region in everyday language.
openaire +2 more sources
Theories of Endogenous Regional Growth — Lessons for Regional Policies
2011This concluding chapter creates a synthesis of the major aspects and lessons for regional policy presented in the preceding chapters. Common elements are found in the identification of a critical group of decision makers and their objectives, and in the specification of policies that give support to change processes that are essential in the ...
Börje Johansson +2 more
openaire +1 more source
Introduction: Theories of New Regionalism
2003The resurrection and redefinition of regionalism are among the dominating trends in today’s international studies. Regionalism has been brought back in to the academic as well as the policy debates after some decades of neglect. Notwithstanding the hegemony of globalization and resultant anti-globalization, regionalism constitutes a set of middle-level
openaire +1 more source
Contributions of Regional Economic Theory
1972The potential contribution of micro-economics to the framing of regional policy lies in the fuller understanding of the factors influencing individual location decisions. Most weapons of regional policy in mixed economies are directed towards influencing these individual decisions: hence, greater knowledge of the preference functions enables the ...
openaire +1 more source