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Social Culture and High-Tech Economic Development

The Technopolis Columns

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  • © 2006

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Authors:
  1. Fred Phillips

    1. Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. And Beyond

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Sustaining a Technopolis Initiative

      • Fred Phillips
      Pages 125-151

    3. WTO vs. WTA? Exploring the World Trade Organization’s Impact on Technopolis

      • Fred Phillips
      Pages 152-156

    4. Why Do Universities Transfer Technology?

      • Fred Phillips
      Pages 157-162

    5. Universities and Incubators

      • Fred Phillips
      Pages 163-185

    6. Does Place Matter? Quality of Life and Wandering Alumni

      • Fred Phillips
      Pages 186-189

    7. Short Takes

      • Fred Phillips
      Pages 190-202

    8. Technology Is the Engine of a New Russian Revolution

      • David Gibson
      Pages 203-204

    9. Conclusion

      • Fred Phillips
      Pages 205-217

  2. Back Matter

    Pages 218-276
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Techno-regions have generated most of the new jobs in the past decade and this technology is driving economic development; however, problems persist. This book highlights the potential pitfalls and suggests methods by which a sustainable, distinctive and prosperous technology-based regional economy can exist.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands

    Fred Phillips

About the author

DAVID V. GIBSON Associate Director and The Nadya Kozmetsky Scott Centennial Fellow, IC2 Institute, University of Texas at Austin, USA PATRICIA A. HAYES Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Austin's Seton Healthcare Network, USA GEORGE KOZMETSKY Founder IC2 Institute, USA PATRICIA MHONDO MBA Candidate, Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands CHET ORLOFF Director, Pamplin Institute and Museum, Adjunct Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University and Founding President , Museum of the City, USA PIERRE OUELETTE Department of Economics, University of the Quebec to Montréal (UQAM), Canada RALPH R. SHAW Co-Founder and General Partner, Shaw Venture Partners, USA BERTHA VALLEJO CARLOS PhD Candidate, MERIT/UNU-INTECH Programme in Economics and Policy Studies of Technical Change, Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands

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