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Across the globe, more powers are being devolved to local and
regional levels of government. This book provides an innovative
analysis of such decentralisation in transition states in the
Balkans. Using new and rich data, it shows how political elites use
decentralisation strategically to ensure their access to state
resources.
Building on the experience of more than one hundred innovation
strategies for smart specialisation, this book uncovers insights
into their recent implementation by regional and national
governments in the European Union. Although designed to boost the
competitiveness of Europe and its regions, chapters analyse why the
implementation of this policy model was much more complicated than
expected. Offering an in-depth understanding of territories and
their complexity, and highlighting why this is crucial to the
topic, this timely book explores the importance of place-based
innovation policy instead of a one-size-fits-all variety. It
provides new reflections on the conceptual approaches for the
identification of innovation priorities, the data required, the
methods through which the data can be turned into useful
information and the mapping of the information available. This
book's insights into how the economic, scientific, innovative and
societal potential of cities, regions and countries can be measured
will be useful for policy-makers looking to learn from the smart
specialisation of Europe. Public policy and economic innovation
scholars will appreciate the strong case studies analysed in the
book combined with in-depth analysis of different methodologies.
Contributors include: R. Capello, A. Conte, N. Cortinovis, T.
Dogaru, S. Franco, E. Fuster, C. Gianelle, H. Hollanders, A.
Kleibrink, H. Kroll, C. Lenzi, G. Mandras, F.A. Massucci, M.
Matusiak, A. Murciego, J. van Haaren, F. van Oort
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