Table of Contents
1 Introduction to the Empirical and Institutional Dimensions of Smart Specialisation
Philip McCann, Frank van Oort and John Goddard
2 The Intellectual and Practical Bases of the Application of RIS3 within EU Cohesion Policy
Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argilés
3 Regional Diversification and Smart Specialization Policy
Ron Boschma
4 Local Industry Structure as a Resource-Base for Entrepreneurship: Implications for Smart Specialization Strategies
Martin Andersson and Sierdjan Koster
5 Regional Innovation and the Network Structure of University–Industry Links
Robert Huggins and Daniel Prokop
6 Good Growth, Bad Growth: A Wake-up Call of Smart Specialisation
Mark Thissen, Frank van Oort and Olga Ivanova
7 New Measures of Regional Competitiveness in a Globalizing World
Bart Los, Maureen Lankhuizen and Mark Thissen
8 The Co-Evolution of Regional Innovation Domains and Institutional Arrangements: Smart Specialisation Through Quadruple Helix Relations?
Paul Vallance
9 Smart Specialisation and Local Economic Development in Eastern Europe
Teodora Dogaru, Frank van Oort and Nicola Cortinovis
10 From Plan to Process: Exploring the Human Element in Smart Specialisation Governance
Mari Jose Aranguren, Mikel Navarro and James R. Wilson
11 Entrepreneurship, Networks and Recombinant Open Innovation: Lessons for Regional Policy
Robert Huggins