11 The comprehensive role of knowledge and institutional endowments on regional transformation

Evidence from Skåne, Sweden

Antonios Angelakis

 

Abstract

The evolutionary school has, over the last decades, provided a valid theoretical perspective which offers an integrated view for the processes of economic development, stressing the importance of institutions and organizations. This chapter draws on innovation systems literature with the aim of providing an interpretation on growth aspects, while integrating policy-oriented research into the field of innovation studies. Specifically, it attempts to examine institutional and policy methods for the enhancement of production and adoption of knowledge resources in the light of fostering capabilities ...

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