Roberta Capello is full professor of regional economics at Politecnico di Milano and president of the Regional Science Association International. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics obtained at the Free University of Amsterdam in 1993. Ugo Fratesi is associate professor of regional and urban economics at thePolitecnico di Milano since December, 2010. He is member of the editorial boardand book review editor of the Italian Journal of Regional Science since 2008. Heis treasurer and member of the Council of the Italian Section of the RegionalScience Association International (AISRe). He is author of two books and severalpapers published in refereed journals in the field of regional economics, especiallyon the themes of regional growth, disparities, and policy. Laura Resmini is associate professor of Economic policy at the University of Valle d'Aosta, senior researcher at ISLA, Centre for Latin American and Transition Country Studies at Bocconi University (Milan).

• 1 The Regional Dimension of Globalization: Past Trends and Future Scenarios.- Part A: National and Regional Globalization Processes.- 2 The EU in the Global Economy.- 3 Globalization and the Reshaping of Regional Economies: Favoured Territories.- Part B: Globalization and Regional Economic Growth Patterns.- 4 Global Regions in Europe.- 5 Spatial Patterns of Globalization Trends.- 6 European Regional Performance in a Globalized Europe.- 7 Regional Attractiveness and Its Regional Determinants.- Part C: European Regional Scenarios.- 8 Scenario Methodology: A New MASST Model.- 9 Globalization and European Strategies: Alternative Scenarios.- 10 The European Territory in 2020: Winners and Losers in a Globalized World.- 11 Towards a Conclusion: Policy Implications.- References.- About the Authors.- Index