Table of Contents:
  • The divergent development of urban regions
  • Divergent development : the conceptual challenge
  • The motor of divergence : high-wage or low-wage specialization
  • The role of labor in divergence : quality of workers or quality of jobs?
  • Economic specialization : pathways to change
  • Economic development policies : their role in economic divergence
  • Beliefs and worldviews in economic development : to which club do we belong?
  • Seeing the landscape : the relational infrastructure of regions
  • Connecting the dots : what caused divergence?
  • Shaping economic development : policies and strategies
  • Improving analysis of urban regions : methods and models.