Comprehending fast-growing regions / Ann R. Markusen and Sean DiGiovanna -- Four structures for second tier cities / Ann R. Markusen -- Studying regions by studying firms / Ann R. Markusen -- National contexts and the emergence of second tier cities / Ann R. Markusen -- Brazil. Sao Jose dos Campos and campinas : state-anchored dynamos / Clelio Campolina Diniz and Mohamad Razavi -- Manaus : vulnerability in a satellite platform / Clelio Campolina Diniz and Fabiana Borges T. Santos -- South Korea. Kumi and Ansan : dissimilar Korean satellite platforms / Sam Ock Park and Ann R. Markusen -- Changwon : a state-sponsored industrial district / Ann R. Markusen and Sam Ock Park -- The Masan free export zone : conflict andattrition / Yong-Sook Lee -- Taeduk research park : formation of spin-offs and local linkages / Jun Ho Jeong and Sam Ock Park -- Japan. Oita and Kumamoto : technopolises without brains / Ann R. Markusen and Masayuki Sasaki -- Japanese technopolis policy : a view from four cities / Masatomi Funaba ... [et al.] -- United States. Seattle : a classic hub-and-spoke region / Mia Gray, Elyse Golob, and Ann R. Markusen -- The four faces of Silicon Valley / Mia Gray ... [et al.] -- Colorado Springs : a military-anchored city in transition / Mia Gray and Ann R. Markusen -- Reflections on comparisons across countries / Ann R. Markusen, Yong-Sook Lee, and Sean DiGiovanna.