Regional Competition

Preface.- 1. Peter Batey and Peter Friedrich, Aspects of Regional Competition.- Part I: Foundations of Regional Competition: 2. Börje Johansson, Regional Competition: Endogenous and Policy-Supported Processes.- 3. Rolf Funck, Hard and Soft Factors of Regional Competition.- 4. Peter Nijkamp, Infrastructure and Suprastructure in Regional Competition: A Deus ex Machina?.- 5. Philip McCann, Industrial Logistics and Regional Competition.- Part II: Models of Regional Competition: 6. Martin Beckmann, Wilhelm Launhardt: Location Theorist.- 7. Michael Sonis and Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, Regional Competition and Complementarity: Comparative Advantages/Disadvantages and Increasing/Diminishing Returns in Discrete Relative Spatial Dynamics.- 8. Aura Reggiani, Peter Nijkamp and Enrico Sabella, Evolutionary Algorithms for Modelling Interregional Transport Flows.- 9. Peter Friedrich and Xiao Feng, The Role of Public Enterprises in Regional Competition.- 10. Helmut Maneval, Disarmament in Germany and Regional Competition.- Part III: Policies for Regional Competition: 11. Jacques Poot, Reflection on Local and Economy - Wide Effects of Territorial Competition.- 12. Filip Abraham, Regional Competition in the European Union.- 13. Hartmut Fest, The EURO and the Competitiveness of Agglomerations. What Does the Single Currency Add?.- Name Index.- Subject Index.- List of Contributors