Artur Ochojski

Measuring Regional Specialisation

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Theoretical Foundations of Specialisation, Agglomeration and Concentration

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Towards Policy – Place-Based Policy and Smart Specialisation

The chapter offers a systemisation of the relationship between the three economic terms: agglomeration, concentration and specialisation. Focusing on economics, economic geography and regional science, the chapter draws attention to a much-needed panoramic reflection over agglomeration economies and concentration economies. Case studies of regional specialisation allow to look at the complex ways in which it is born. The chapter concludes with the mechanisms of regional specialisation, exploring various notions of competitiveness, innovation and territorial development.

Efektywne świadczenie miejskich usług publicznych. Analiza - zarządzanie - polityka

The chapter offers a critical revision of smart specialisation and place-based policy concepts. Focusing on empirically strengthened measurement of agglomeration and concentration in regions, the chapter also draws attention to the deficits of investigating regional specialisation and uses a broad perspective to facilitate a better understanding of its use towards smart specialisation and place-based policy. The chapter explores the methodological implications of a new approach to thinking about regional policy in the perspective of European Union’s future.