Edited by Kingsley E. Haynes, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, Kenneth Button, University Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, US, Peter Nijkamp, Professor Emeritus, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the Centre for European Studies, Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi, Romania and the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China, with Li Qiangsheng, former Manager, US Risk Management, Small Business Management, The American Express Company, US