Support policy in old-industrial regions - theoretical resources and case studies

For the abstract use Times New Roman font, italics, 10-point type size, centered. The purpose of the article is to describe the innovation support policy in old-industrial regions from theoretical point of view. First part of the proposed article is describing the theoretical background of innovation policy. Next part of the article is describing the theoretical rationale for regionalization of the innovation support policy. According to theoretical works investigation we are trying to answer following questions: What is the appropriate level for innovation policy? Is support policy more ex-post coordinated or pro active? Is policy more focused on indirect support (basic infrastructure, tax support etc.) or directly on dynamic knowledge (clusters, support services etc.)? In last part of the article we try to answer the same questions by analysing two case studies of old industrial regions.