How ‘smart’ are smart specialization strategies?
An analysis of regional S3 strategies implemented in the EU to determine their impact and factors influencing effectiveness.
An analysis of regional S3 strategies implemented in the EU to determine their impact and factors influencing effectiveness.
Left unaddressed, power asymmetries in the world economy can negatively impact industrialization in the Global South.
Effective place-based policies need to deliver desired spatial economic cohesion while minimizing resource waste and secondary distortions.
Policy reforms need to address low financial returns which hamper the contribution of FDI to sustainable development.
The reversal of industrialization trends in Sub-Saharan Africa raises hopes about the future of manufacturing in the region.
The pandemic is causing massive disruptions to flows of foreign direct investments. Developing countries are likely to be hit the hardest.