Cultural uniqueness and regional economy
By: edited by Engbert Boneschansker [and others]
Series: Fryske Akademy -- no. 963; Fryske Akademy (Series) -- nr. 963.
Publisher: Fryske Akademy
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Ljouwert/Leeuwarden [Netherlands]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
Subjects: Congresses; Economic conditions; Culture; Rural development; Labor market; Regional disparities
Notes: Papers from the 3rd CURE conference Nov. 2000 in Netherlands.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: New growth, local culture and the labour market / Peter Nijkamp; title: Affirmation of regional identity between rhetoric and reality / Zoran Roca; title: Regional culture and entrepreneurial behaviour in the Netherlands / Lajos L. Brons; title: Regional cluster policy between best practices and cultural uniqueness / Gert-Jan Hospers and Sjoerd Beugelsdijk; title: The Northern great plain of Hungary on the way to becoming a real region? / Gábor Kozma and Ericka Maczik; title: Firm employment growth / Gerke Hoogstra and Jouke van Dijk; title: Whose nature? Ownership and representations of nature in the Netherlands / Tialda Haartsen; title: A sweep into the countryside? / Bart J.M. van der Aa and Paulus P.P. Huigen; title: Redundant farm buildings as a resource for non-agrarian entrepreneurs / Jacob H.P. van der Vaart; title: Cultural Uniqueness as human capital / Kees Verhaar; title: The persistence of unemployment and regional unemploymeent differentials in a growing economy / J. Paul Elhorst; title: Factor rewards and regional heterogeneity / Don J. Webber; title: Regional differences in unemployment still remain / Oedzge Atzema and Jouke van Dijk; title: Adjustment to labour market stocks in the light of structural reforms / Lourens Broersma and Jouke van Dkjk.