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The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography

The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography European Planning Studies Vol. 19, No. 4, April 2011 Book Review Ron Boschma and Ron Martin (Eds.) Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2010. 576 pp., ISBN 978-1-84720-491-2, £155 (catalogue) Since the 2006 article by Boschma and Frenken “Why is economic geography not an evol- utionary science?”, the discussion about the core principles and empirical strategies of the new field of evolutionary economic geography (EEG) has been vivid. By many accounts, EEG is regarded as an increasingly important focusing device for the rather disparate disci- pline of economic geography. Drawing on the foundations of evolutionary economics, and especially on the writings of Nelson and Winter (1982), EEG extends the application of evol- utionary principles to explain spatial patterns of innovation and economic development. The new Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography, which is the result of a workshop held in Cambridge in 2006, has the ambition to be formative of the rather new and perhaps not yet stabilized EEG approach. Stating the broader aim of the book, the editors argue that the body of work within EEG “.. . though hitherto somewhat scattered, has gained sufficient momen- tum to warrant bringing the key conceptual, theoretical and empirical advances together in a clear statement http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Planning Studies Taylor & Francis

The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography

Henning, Martin
European Planning Studies , Volume 19 (4): 2 – Apr 1, 2011
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Taylor & Francis
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1469-5944
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0965-4313
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10.1080/09654313.2011.548475
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European Planning Studies Vol. 19, No. 4, April 2011 Book Review Ron Boschma and Ron Martin (Eds.) Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2010. 576 pp., ISBN 978-1-84720-491-2, £155 (catalogue) Since the 2006 article by Boschma and Frenken “Why is economic geography not an evol- utionary science?”, the discussion about the core principles and empirical strategies of the new field of evolutionary economic geography (EEG) has been vivid. By many accounts, EEG is regarded as an increasingly important focusing device for the rather disparate disci- pline of economic geography. Drawing on the foundations of evolutionary economics, and especially on the writings of Nelson and Winter (1982), EEG extends the application of evol- utionary principles to explain spatial patterns of innovation and economic development. The new Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography, which is the result of a workshop held in Cambridge in 2006, has the ambition to be formative of the rather new and perhaps not yet stabilized EEG approach. Stating the broader aim of the book, the editors argue that the body of work within EEG “.. . though hitherto somewhat scattered, has gained sufficient momen- tum to warrant bringing the key conceptual, theoretical and empirical advances together in a clear statement

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