Abstract Although Small-to-Medium-sized-Enterprises (SMEs) frequently make vital
contributions to both national and global economics and innovations, the relative influences …

A key issue for regional development studies is to determine the exogenous and
endogenous factors and the processes that occur within the territory and favor sustainable …

The purpose of this special issue is to stimulate research on the interaction between the
fields of family business and regional science. Despite their overlapping themes and the …

This article discusses the contribution that second-tier cities can and do make to the
economic performance of national economies across Europe. It reviews the competing …

The past four decades have seen an international movement toward decentralization. As
part of this process, subnational tiers of government (state and local) have been gaining …

Mapping out and assessing the economic performance of SEZs across the subregion, the
publication highlights the threats they face from digital technologies, rising competition for …

The concept of territorial governance has been promoted by the European Commission as a
central element of European Regional Policy. This article examines the key dimensions of …

Through successive industrial revolutions, the geography of innovation around the globe
has changed radically, and with it the geography of wealth creation and prosperity. Since the …

Growth corridors have been an instrument of economic development for decades but have
gained new attention in regional economic development policies in recent years, eg, in Sub …

The development policy landscape has, in recent years, been dominated by four types of
interventions:(1) infrastructure expansion and development;(2) the attraction of inward …