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The globalization is breaking-down the idea of national state, which was the
base for the development of economic theory which is dominant today. Global
economic crisis puts emphasis on limited possibilities of national
governments in solving economic problems and general problems of society.
Does it also mean that globalization and global economic crisis points out
the need to think about new economic theory and new understanding of
economics? In this paper I will argue that globalization reveals the need to
change dominant economic paradigm - from traditional economic theory
(mainstream) with macroeconomic stability as the goal of economic policy, to
the ?quantum economics?, which is based on ?economic quantum? and immanent to
the increase of wealth (material and non-material) of every individual in
society and promoting set of values immanent to the wealth increase as the
goal of economic policy. Practically the question is how we can use global
market for our development!

Are economic freedoms going to clear our way to prosperity? Is the growth of economic freedoms our path to prosperity? Is it in the base of the new understanding of development? If yes, what will necessarily have to be changed in the economic practice of every country and whole world in general? What will be changed in economic theory? What are potential consequences of an attempt to offer resistance to the new concept of development? These are just some of the questions discussed in this paper, whereas the starting point is the economy and economic development of Montenegro.

What are potential and real effects of the globalization process on the economic connection between Western Balkan countries? What is the crucial change in relations between Western Balkan countries and its economies inexorably brought by globalization? What are the elements of political economy of Western Balkan globalization? What are reflections of the conflict between political and economic areas of Western Balkan? These are some of the issues discuses in this paper.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Universities, entrepreneurial ecosystems, and sustainability: An overview -- Part I: Universities and entrepreneurial ecosystems -- Chapter 1 Entrepreneurial ecosystems, learning regions, and the role of universities -- Chapter 2 The dark side of the university's participation in innovation ecosystems -- Chapter 3 Enablers to fostering interactions during entrepreneurship events within universitybased entrepreneurship ecosystems (U-BEEs) -- Chapter 4 Does education ensure entrepreneurial initiative? Approaching an entrepreneurial ecosystems taxonomy -- Chapter 5 The ambiguous role of best practice examples for knowledge spillovers: Evidence from universities and start-ups in the Berlin entrepreneurial ecosystem -- Part II: U–I cooperation and sustainability -- Chapter 6 Building sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems: A mediated model of university–industry collaboration, knowledge creation, and the entrepreneurial environment -- Chapter 7 University–industry collaboration to support sustainability: An analysis of the determining factors for European Union countries -- Chapter 8 University business incubators as drivers of sustainability: The perspective of critical success factors -- Chapter 9 Universities as change agents of SMEs' sustainable innovation: A knowledge transfer view -- Chapter 10 University research centres as catalysers in entrepreneurial ecosystems: Fostering the transitions towards sustainable business models via the university–business interface -- Chapter 11 The Spinner Innovation: Factors for inclusion and advocating in sustainable ecosystems -- Part III: Universities and entrepreneurial activities -- Chapter 12 Boundary spanners enabling knowledge integration for sustainable innovations in university–industry research centres -- Chapter 13 An entrepreneurial ecosystem support model in the digital era: Crowdfunding -- Chapter 14 Steering productive entrepreneurship activities in emerging markets: The role of the university -- Chapter 15 Medical device scientists' influence on research impact within entrepreneurial ecosystems: A systematic literature review -- Chapter 16 Students' perceptions of university social responsibility: A cross-cultural comparison -- Chapter 17 Which pathways lead us to the university of the future? -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Contributors