After a description of the new forms of globalization currently shaping our world, and of their possible spatial effects, the book highlights which European reg

In the future, will European regions be overwhelmed by global forces, or will a new localism lead to a Europe of the regions? This book argues that neither will

In a period of deep economic, social, and political transformation, regional disparities seem to be particularly resistant to change. The emergence of a global

This book investigates the EU’s regional growth dynamics and, in particular, the reasons why peripheral and socio-economically disadvantaged areas have persis

'Global trends and local effects have been almost ubiquitous since the 1980s. However, few, like this book, have successfully examined the local effects of glob