Chapter 1 Hi-tech Development, Productivity Increases and Networking: A Systemic Approach to the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises

Chapter 2 The Regional Innovation System in Emilia-Romagna

Chapter 3 Small and Medium-Sized Firms in High-Technology Industries: The Experience of Biotechnology Firms in the United States

Chapter 4 The Start-up Process of Knowledge-based Companies in Latin America

Chapter 5 Business Support Services: A Conceptual Framework and Some Interesting Practices

Chapter 6 Entrepreneurship, Small Firms and Self-employment

Chapter 7 Competitiveness Based on Low Production Costs or on High Specialization and Productivity: The Case of SMEs in Costa Rica

Chapter 8 Trust and Social Capital in Glo-cal Networks

Chapter 9 Local and Global Linkages of Small and Medium Enterprises in Local Production Systems in Brazil

Chapter 10 Industrial Cluster Trajectories and Opportunities for Endogenous Upgrading in Developing Countries

Chapter 11 A Sectoral Approach to Policies for Clusters and Value Chains in Latin America