Urban Competitiveness and Innovation Ni Qiongjie Hardback Edward Elgar

Urban Competitiveness and Innovation\nPlease note: \nthis item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days).\n\nAuthor(s): Pengfei Ni, Zheng Qiongjie\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781781007914, 978-1781007914\nSynopsis\nAgainst the backdrop of todays climate of economic globalization and the rapid development of information, this timely book explores the complex concept of competitiveness between cities. The expert contributors illustrate that innovation is a prerequisite for increasing urban competitiveness, and highlight the various ways that urban innovation-based competitiveness can be approached. Themes explored include: industrial clusters competitiveness between major cities local policy and competition enhancement governance to combat global climate change innovation in urban policy and collaboration between cities cluster t.