Innovation and Regional Growth in the European Union van Oystaeyen Crystal Growth of Semiconductor Materials Pathologisches Institut der Universität Crystal Growth of Semiconductor Materials has been the subject of numerous books and reviews and the fundamental principles are now well established der die Hände in den Schoß legt It shows that the capability of the knowledge based growth model to deliver its expected benefits to these areas crucially depends on tackling a specific set of socio institutional factors which prevents innovation from being effectively translated into economic growth The book takes an eclectic approach to the territorial genesis of innovation and regional growth by combining different theoretical strands into one model of empirical analysis covering the whole EU 25