TY - BOOK AU - Johansson,B. AU - Karlsson,Charlie AU - Stough,Roger TI - Regional policies and comparative advantage SN - 1840648341 AV - HT391 .R373 2002 U1 - 307.12 21 PY - 2002///] CY - Northampton, MA PB - Edward Elgar Pub KW - Regional planning KW - Regional economics KW - Comparative advantage (International trade) KW - Competition N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; List of Figures --; List of Tables --; Contributors --; Acknowledgements --; Preface --; 1; Introduction: Regional Policy Evaluation in the New Economic Geography --; 2; Agglomeration, Economies of Scale and Dynamic Specialisation in a Central Place System --; 3; Regional Policy in the Internet Age: The Effects of Technological Change On Regional Development --; 4; Nomadic Firms in a Network Economy: Comparative Analysis and Policy Perspectives --; 5; Network Co-evolution with Cost-Benefit Rules: A Simulation Experiment --; 6; Policies or Market Incentives? Major Changes in the Geographical Sources of Technology in the United States, 1945-95 --; 7; Regional Policy Evaluation and Labour Market Adjustment --; 8; The Evaluation of UK Regional Policy: How much Progress has been Made? --; 9; Counteracting the Counterfactual: New Evidence on the Impact of Local Policy from the Residuals --; 10; The Counterfactual Path: Defining the Non-Support Activity Level when Estimating Programme Effects --; 11; A Computable General Equilibrium Approach to the Ex Post Evaluation of Regional Development Agency Policies --; 12; Multi-level Regional Policies and Programmes in France: European Norms, Methods and First Applications --; 13; Evaluation of the Employment Effects of United Kingdom Enterprise Zones: A Comparison of New Start-ups and Inward Investors --; 14; Rural Areas in Crisis? The Role of the Welfare State in Income Creation: The Case of Denmark --; 15; Methods for Identifying Functional Regions: Theory and Applications --; 16; European Integration and International Trade in Manufacturing: Productivity Considerations and Employment Consequences --; 17; Regional Development Potentials and Policy Options for Selected EU Regions --; 18; Deindustrialisation and Regional Productivity: Swedish Manufacturing Industry, 1970-90 --; 19; Place Surplus, Exit, Voice and Loyalty --; 20; Capital and the Regions: Other Concepts in Need of Evaluation --; 21; How can Regional Policies Influence the Location Advantages of a Region? --; Index ER -