The Economics of Social Innovation

This book covers distinct but complementary and related aspects concerning the existing gap between the hitherto unexploited potential of social innovation in relation to socio-economic challenges regions across Europe and globally face.

Author: Judith Terstriep
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 01/29/2024
Pages: 198
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.69h x 6.85w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9781032271347

About the Author

Judith Terstriep (Economist) is Head of Research Department, Innovation, Space & Culture at the Institute for Work and Technology, Westphalian University Gelsenkirchen and Lecturer for Social Innovation and Regional Innovation Systems at the Ruhr-University Bochum. Her work centres on (social) innovation and innovation systems and its societal value added.

Dieter Rehfeld (Political Scientist) is Head of the Study Group, Industrial Policy at the Institute for Work and Technology, Westphalian University Gelsenkirchen and Associate Professor at the Ruhr-University Bochum. Regional structural change, re-industrialization and modes of industrial policy are among his core research activities.