Networks, Governance and Economic Development

Edited by Mari Jose Aranguren Querejeta, Head of Clusters, Regional Development and Innovation, Orkestra (Basque Institute of Competitiveness), Spain and Lecturer, ESTE, University of Deusto, Spain, Cristina Iturrioz Landart, Vice-Dean, ESTE, University of Deusto, Spain and James R. Wilson, Orkestra – Basque Institute of Competitiveness, Spain and Deusto Business School, Spain

• Contents:ForewordMari Jose Aranguren Querejeta and Roger Sugden1. Networks, Governance and Economic Development: An IntroductionMari Jose Aranguren Querejeta, Cristina Iturrioz Landart and James R. WilsonPART I: PERSPECTIVES ON NETWORKING, GOVERNANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT2. The Territorial Economy: A General Approach in Order to Understand and Deal with GlobalizationKristian Colletis-Wahl, José Corpataux, Olivier Crevoisier, Leïla Kebir, Bernard Pecqueur and Véronique Peyrache-Gadeau3. Territorial Dynamics: Towards a New Model of Development Facing GlobalizationBernard Pecqueur4. The Scales of Innovation SpacesAnne Lorentzen5. Regional Development as Entrepreneurial Networking: From Rational Choice to Self-OrganizingBengt Johannisson6. Multinational Networks of Local Production Systems: A Basis for Analysis and PolicyLisa De Propris, Stefano Menghinello and Roger SugdenPART II: NETWORKING, GOVERNANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE7. Does Cluster Policy Really Enhance Networking and Increase Competitiveness?Mari Jose Aranguren Querejeta, Cristina Aragón Amonarriz, Miren Larrea Aranguren and Cristina Iturrioz Landart8. Policy on Business Networking in Ireland: A Review and Prospects for EvaluationHelena Lenihan and Roger Sugden9. The Governance of Networks in the Shannon Region of IrelandHelena Lenihan and B. Andreosso-O’Callaghan10. Water Governance and Urban Local Development: An Analysis of Water Services in Sub-Saharan African CitiesCatherine Baron11. The Governance of Clusters: Progressive Reactions to International Competitive ChallengesMarco Bellandi12. The Dialectics of Network Governance: A Story from the FrontRobbin te Velde13. International Networking in Research and Learning: Reflections on the Impacts of Different Governance ProcessesDavid Bailey, Lisa De Propris, Roger Sugden and James R. WilsonIndex

'This innovative volume explores the role of networks and variation in their forms of governance in delivering successful local and regional economic development. Written by experts from different disciplines, it offers a judicious mix of general theoretical reflections and specific case studies of different places, sectors, and scales. The result is an important contribution to an emerging research agenda on networked governance and the governance of networks and their influence on competitiveness in and across different scales of economic activities.'