Creating Regional Wealth in the Innovation Economy: Models, Perspectives, and Best Practices

Jeff Saperstein, Daniel Rouach0130654159, 9780130654151, 9780131517080

Drawing on extensive new research through dozens of interviews with entrepreneurial champions in diverse sectors, Creating Regional Wealth in the Global Innovation Economy pinpoints the key reasons why some locations succeed in the quest to become centers of technology and innovation – and sustain their competitive advantages over time – while others fail. It answers the central questions about the world’s entrepreneurial hotspots: What makes these locations special? How can local business and government organizations most effectively promote local entrepreneurship? And what can budding centers of entrepreneurship do in order to enter the game?