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Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy
We have, in recent decades, been able to witness a veritable revolution in the world economy, known as ‘globalization’. Generally, the term is connected to the rapid increase of the free movement of goods, capital, people, ideas, information and knowledge around the globe. This book contributes to the meso- and micro-economic literature on innovation and entrepreneurship in the global economy.
Knowledge Borders
Key sections of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) deal with temporary labor mobility. Ideally, NAFTA status provisions should make the temporary movement of professionals easier across the border of all NAFTA countries. However, in the case of some key sectors, it is arguably not the case. Within the context of recent literature on cross-border trade, city regions, regionalism, international labor mobility, and post-September 11 security measures, this book probes the dynamics of transitory immigration of ‘knowledge-workers’ between the North American west coast city regions of Vancouver, Seattle, and the greater San Francisco Bay and Silicon Valley area. This book includes in-depth interviews with Canadian and US immigration officials, immigration attorneys and executives and professional staff of new technology firms and Fortune 500 companies. It ultimately explores whether or not the Canada–US border is an impediment to the development of a cross-border high-tech clusters.
Immigration and Metropolitan Revitalization in the United States
In less than a generation, the dominant image of American cities has transformed from one of crisis to revitalization. Poverty, violence, and distressed schools still make headlines, but central cities and older suburbs are attracting new residents and substantial capital investment. In most accounts, native-born empty nesters, their twentysomething children, and other educated professionals are credited as the agents of change. Yet in the past decade, policy makers and scholars across the United States have come to understand that immigrants are driving metropolitan revitalization at least as much and belong at the center of the story. Immigrants have repopulated central city neighborhoods ...
OECD Territorial Reviews: Småland-Blekinge 2019 Monitoring Progress and Special Focus on Migrant Integration
Following on from the 2012 Territorial Review of Småland Blekinge, this Monitoring Review assesses the main regional policy changes since 2012 and the extent to which the recommendations have been implemented. It gives full consideration to the changing context in the region, with improved ...
The Same River Twice
The real story behind the making of THE COLOR PURPLE in the author's own words In the early 1980s, The Color Purple was a runaway success, it had won the Pulitzer Prize and Steven Spielberg was making the book into a film. Yet behind all the critical success, Alice Walker suffered an extreme backlash as she became the object of attacks both personal and political. Her detractors claimed that she hated black men, that her work was injurious to black male and female relationships; and that her ideas about equality were harmful to the black community. Such was the ferocity of these attacks that she left her own community north of San Francisco and sought refuge in Mexico. On a personal level, her mother had suffered a major stroke and now Alice Walker herself fell gravely ill with the extremely debilitating condition, Lyme disease. To add to the trauma, her partner of many years announced he'd been having an affair. In her heartfelt and extremely personal account of this time, Alice Walker describes the experience of watching the film being made as she weathered the controversy surrounding it and came to terms with the changes in her own life.
Million to One
When your life changes in the blink of an eye… Kaylee Carter may have just found her birth mother—and the sense of belonging that’s been missing all her life. But Sofia Donatelli’s stepson, Tony, is suspicious. He thinks Kaylee’s just another parasite who’s come to sponge off his stepmother since she struck it rich in the state lottery. Still, whether or not Sofia is related by blood, Kaylee and her son form a bond with her that is stronger than biology. Now, if only Kaylee could convince Tony she’s not after money but love—a love that has grown to include him. But the odds are stacked against them….
Restoration of Blood
Martin and Sophia live their idyllic lives isolated from the rest of humanity. Roaming the jungles of South America with their small group of children, snacking on the random logger or drug cartel member, theirs is a simple life. Simple until a fearful cry pierces Martin's mind. The Trieste family is in danger, and from an unexpected origin. A haemorrhagic virus is wiping out vast numbers of vampires with the blame squarely focused on Martin’s family. Stoking the flames of war is none other than Martin’s own son, aligning with the oldest vampire race to destroy House Trieste for perceived injustices. Can Martin save his family, and the rest of the vampire population?
The Rise of the City
Cities and city regions are growing throughout the world and this trend is forecast to continue well into the 21st century. The authors of The Rise of the City see the next 100 years as being the ÒUrban CenturyÓ. In this book they examine urban growth
Smart Development for Rural Areas
This thought-provoking book questions the framework of the Horizon 2020 strategy and the policies of smart development. It aims to answer the following question: Is there any possibility for a policy of smart development and smart specialization in rural and peri-urban areas? Based on detailed analytical studies, empirical and econometric methods, as well as various European case studies, several conclusions are drawn. Smart development policies are well adapted to the developed or intermediate regions containing at the same time rural and urban areas, but do not really function for the more rural or more peripheral regions. The development policies of rural areas must be adapted to their pa...
The Montoya Saga: Premonitions
When Elizabeth Montoya becomes the target of an obsessed fan, she is determined this unfortunate situation will not change who she is. Bracing herself against the antics of this disruptive woman, she tries her best to carry on her family life with as much normality as possible. However to her dismay, this psychopath seems to show up around every corner and events take a turn for the worst when this woman manages to shatter Lizzy's life to a point where she looses grip on reality Premonitions is an exciting tale of a stalking obsession, where affection and dedication intertwined with unexpected twist and turns along the way, triumphs with a little help from some divine intervention.
