Increasing the number of high growth firms (HGFs) is now a major focus for industry policy in
developed countries. However, existing approaches are proving ineffective. Simply creating …

Who makes our cities, and what part do everyday users have in the design of cities? This
book powerfully shows that city-making is a social process and examines the close …

We combine the concept of location derived by economic geographers with theories of the
multinational enterprise (MNE) and the liability of foreignness developed by international …

Framing Places is an account of the nexus between place and power, investigating how the
built forms of architecture and urban design act as mediators of social practices of power …

This article argues that local knowledge building and global (nonlocal) knowledge-
accessing practices in economic development are intrinsically interwoven. They generate …

This article takes issue with the reification of proximity in the current debates about the
geographies of knowledge production. It aims at developing a more differentiated view on …

This paper investigates the geography of multinational corporations' investments in the EU
regions. The 'traditional'sources of location advantages (ie agglomeration economies …

Over the past decade, under the rubric of creative placemaking, policymakers, planners and
practitioners have turned to arts and culture to enliven city life and stimulate urban …

The sources of innovation in regions have been hotly debated in recent years. While the
traditional view supports local interaction as the main source of knowledge exchange and …

The need to better understand the mechanisms underlying regional growth patterns is
widely recognized. This article argues that regional growth is partly a function of the value …