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Re-Constructing the Global Network Economy Andrew Taylor (University of Sheffield)

Re-Constructing the Global Network Economy By Andrew Taylor (University of Sheffield)

Re-Constructing the Global Network Economy by Andrew Taylor (University of Sheffield)


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Summary

This book looks at how to build more resilience into socio-economic networks within local communities. Understanding the relationships between attachment to place, complex systems and patterns of knowledge creation is the challenge we face in bridging the gap between the social worlds that we inhabit and an emerging digital world.

Re-Constructing the Global Network Economy Summary

Re-Constructing the Global Network Economy: Building Pathways to Resilience in Local Economies by Andrew Taylor (University of Sheffield)

  • Using real-life case studies throughout, the book presents a lucid, yet critical, analysis of the manner in which inter-locking changes in business and politics are leading to social-economic changes which will benefit some while excluding others.
  • Develops a model of how networks can be designed, structurally and conceptually, so that the local may flourish connected to the global.
  • Provides a strategic understanding of the forces driving the new economy and proposes concrete ways forward.

Re-Constructing the Global Network Economy Reviews

The intellectual depth and breadth of this volume commends it to all those interested in figuring out ways for organizational entities to become more robust and resilient, for society to be more inclusive.

Daniel Daianu, Professor of Economics, and President of the Romanian Fiscal Council

This is a book for anyone passionate about understanding our contemporary knowledge economies, connected deeply by technology, networks, people and places. It provides a hopeful theoretical underpinning as well as practical inspiring models to help develop fairer, sustainable, and resilient futures.

Carola Boehm, Professor of Arts and Higher Education, Staffordshire University

This book provides valuable insights into the nature and importance of the interaction between public and private actors in enabling sustainable regional development. The theoretical considerations along with the four case studies offer a structure for developing community resilience.

Prof. Mihaela Lutas, Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Romania

About Andrew Taylor (University of Sheffield)

Andrew Taylor has co-authored three books about people, place and economy. He leads the management consulting firm Connect CEE and the NGO Transilvania Executive Education. Andrew has a PhD in environmental politics from Cardiff University.

Adam Bronstone works in the non-profit sector and serves as an adjunct lecturer in the area of Politics and International Relations. Dr. Bronstone received his doctorate in political science from the University of Hull, UK.

Table of Contents

1. Setting the Stage 2. The Old and the New: Regional Development and Transformational Entrepreneurship 3. Stewardship and Resilience in Networked Spaces 4. A Fork in the Road: Exploring Space, Place and Method 5. Zooming from Somewhere to Anywhere: Case Studies 6. Pioneering Stewardship: Thriving in a Networked World 7. Conclusion

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NLS9780367702595
9780367702595
0367702592
Re-Constructing the Global Network Economy: Building Pathways to Resilience in Local Economies by Andrew Taylor (University of Sheffield)
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2022-10-07
234
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