Restructuring Regional and Local Economies

Contents: Introductory Overview: Transforming (worn out) industrial dynamos into strong regional economies - a comparison of the west of Scotland and Upper Silesia, George Blazyca and Andrzej Klasik; Regional problems, regional policy and regional well-being - what have we learned in recent years?, Mike Danson. Economic Transformation and Restructuring - From Heavy Industry to Weightless Economy?: Can regional policy meet the challenge of regional problems in Poland?, George Blazyca, Krystian Heffner and Ewa Helinska-Hughes; Polish regional policy and the problems of Upper Silesia after the first transformation decade, Andrzej Klasik and Krystian Heffner; The economic restructuring of the west of Scotland 1945-2000: some lessons from a historical perspective, John Foster. Social Partnership and Regional Economic Development: Urban policy, 'Modesty' and 'Misunderstanding': on the mythology of 'Partnership' in urban Scotland, Chik Collins; Building regional development capacity in Upper Silesia - problems and progress, Malgorzata Czornik and Krzysztof Wrana; Social mobilization and local economic development, Janusz Hryniewicz; Society in transition - social aspects in restructuring heavy industry regions, Marek Szczepanski. Stimulating Enterprise: SMEs and regeneration - a comparison between Scotland and Poland, Mike Danson, Ewa Helinska-Hughes and Geoff Whittam; Enterprise development in Upper Silesia - a difficult path in regional restructuring, Bogumil Szczupak; Enterprise development: Lessons for enterprise and enterprise clusters from Scotland's experience of regional policy, Mike Danson and Geoff Whittam. What Role for FDI?: Foreign direct investment in Scotland: the Silicon Glen experience, Alistair Young; Foreign direct investment in Upper Silesia - experience and lessons, Adam Drobniak; Index.