Associational Economics

Focusing on corporate reorganization amid global competition, this book delves into how firms engage with their regional environments. It presents detailed studies of inter-firm interactions in four European regions, contrasting accomplished economies like Baden-Wurttemberg and Emilia-Romagna with learning regions such as Wales and the Basque Country. Grounded in evolutionary economics, it advocates for decentralized industrial policies to bolster both corporate and regional growth, proposing the associational economy as a viable alternative to state or market coordination.