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Ciudades de tamano medio e innovación: Una aproximación sistémica

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Desde mediados de la década de 1980, las ciudades han sido revalorizadas como soportes territoriales de los procesos de innovación y crecimiento económico. Las ciudades grandes y diversificadas son categorizadas como «incubadoras de innovaciones». Sin embargo, las recientes estrategias de ordenamiento territorial y la literatura académica reconocen en las ciudades de tamano medio un potencial para inducir dinámicas de innovación. Esta capacidad innovadora adquiere un significado especial en países en desarrollo. El trabajo examina los factores que inciden en el desempeno innovador de las ciudades de tamano medio. Se hace una revisión de la literatura específica sobre ciudades de tamano medio e innovación y de los aportes desde la perspectiva sistémica de la innovación. Se argumenta que el enfoque de los sistemas regionales/locales de innovación ofrece valiosos elementos analíticos para comprender el desempeno innovador de estas ciudades y constituye un marco adecuado para futuros estudios empíricos. Since the mid 1980’s, the role of cities as territorial bases of innovation and economic growth has been reassessed. Large and diversified cities are categorized as «nurseries of innovation». However, recent land-use and zoning strategies and the academic literature argue that medium-size cities also have the capacity to induce innovation and promote regional economic growth. This quality has special significance in developing countries. The paper identifies the factors that affect the innovative performance of medium-size cities. It reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on innovation in medium-sized cities and the contributions from the systemic perspective of innovation. It is argued that the approach of regional/local innovation systems is a useful framework for understanding the innovative performance of medium-size cities and provides a guide for future empirical studies.

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  • Carolina Pasciaroni, 2013. "Ciudades de tamano medio e innovación: Una aproximación sistémica," Revista Economía y Región, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, vol. 7(1), pages 101-124, June.
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    Keywords

    Ciudades de tamaño medio; innovación; sistemas locales y regionales de la innovación;
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    JEL classification:

    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
    • R0 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General

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