Andrés Rodríguez-Pose

TL;DR: In this article, the debates regarding place-neutral versus place-based policies for economic development are examined in the context of how development policy thinking on the part of both scholars and international organizations has evolved over several decades, and the cases of the developing world and the European Union are used as examples of how in this changing context development intervention should increasingly focus on efficiency and social inclusion at the expense of an emphasis on territorial convergence.

TL;DR: Rodriguez-Pose et al. as discussed by the authors discussed whether institutions matter for regional development and how to integrate them in regional development strategies, and found that while institutions are crucial for economic development, generating an institution-based regional development strategy is likely to be undermined by the lack of definition of what are efficient institutions.

TL;DR: This book addresses the fundamental issues of what kind of local and regional development and for whom and frameworks of understanding, and instruments and policies should be pursued.

TL;DR: Rodriguez-Pose et al. as mentioned in this paper assesses, using cross-sectional and panel data analyses, the failure so far of European development policies to fulfil their objective of de...

TL;DR: Rodriguez-Pose et al. as discussed by the authors combined in one model R&D, spillovers, and innovation systems approaches for all regions of the group of 25 European Union countries (EU-25).