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1. The Social Dynamics of Innovation Networks

   Edited by Roel Rutten, Paul Benneworth, Dessy Irawati, Frans Boekema

   Series: Regions and Cities

   This book provides fresh insights into arguably one of the greatest challenges for scholars of regional studies - to better understand the dynamics of places in the knowledge economy. The volume draws together a coherent set of contributions from a range of national and disciplinary backgrounds to...

   To Be Published February 4th 2014 by Routledge
2. The Rise of the English Regions?

   Edited by Irene Hardill, Paul Benneworth, Mark Baker, Leslie Budd

   Series: Regions and Cities

   This book analyzes devolution as it affects the English Regions, working from the perspective of uneven development, and drawing on the rich tradition of regional geography. Currently, London is the power centre ruling over the other English regions. The first part of the book looks at how this...

   Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
3. Universities and Regional Development

   A Critical Assessment of Tensions and Contradictions

   Edited by Rómulo Pinheiro, Paul Benneworth, Glen A. Jones

   Series: International Studies in Higher Education

   Universities are under increasing pressure to help promote socio-economic growth in their local communities. However until now, no systematic, critical attention has been paid to the factors and mechanisms that currently make this process so daunting. In Universities and Regional Development,...

   Published June 6th 2012 by Routledge