Globalization and local economic growth in South Africa -- Provincial systems of innovation and globalization in South Africa -- Institutional approach in China's local development -- Cluster development in Hungary: searching for a 'critical mass' of business via cluster mapping -- Local government corruption in Hungary -- Cluster identification, firm culture and cooperation activities in a European metropolitan region: the case of Nuremberg -- Beyond commons: new perspectives and roles for common properties -- Innovation driven growth -- The social impact of innovation at the local level: Microsoft Corporation and Grameen Bank -- The public interest in economic development and creativity: a knowledge governance perspective -- Global sourcing and business and social networks -- Does outsourcing increase labour productivity? Evidence for a local production system in Emilia Romagna (Italy).