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9780203640890

Clusters and Regional Development : Critical Reflections and Explorations

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  • ISBN13:

    9780203640890

  • ISBN10:

    0203640896

  • Copyright: 2006-09-06
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Summary

Using international examples, leading scholars present the first critical analysis of cluster theory, assessing the cluster notion and drawing out, not only its undoubted strengths and attractions, but also its weaknesses and limitations. Over the past decade the a ~cluster modela (TM) has been seized on as a tool for promoting competitiveness, innovation and growth on local, regional and national scales. However, despite its popularity there is much about it that is problematic, and in some respects the rush to employ a ~cluster ideasa (TM) has run ahead of many fundamental conceptual, theoretical and empirical questions. Addressing key questions on the nature, use and effectiveness of cluster models, Clusters and Regional Development provides the missing thorough theoretical and empirical evaluation.

Table of Contents

The Rise of the Cluster Concept in Regional Analysis and Policy: a Critical Assessment
The Theory of Clusters: Why Different Interpretations have Emerged and What they Signify
Entrepreneurs as Agents in the Formation of Industrial Clusters
Origins and Evolution of Clusters: The Case of the Hollywood Motion Picture Industry
Cluster Location and Firm Performance
(How)Do Clusters Create Knowledge?
Spaces of Knowledge Flows: Clusters in a Global Context
Does Clustering Increase the Capacity of Localities for Innovation?
Learning, Innovation and Cluster Dynamics
In Search of a Theory of the Industrial District Model
Cutting Through the Chaos: A New Typology of Industrial Districts and Clusters
Cluster and Hinterland: an Assessment of the Cluster Approach to Economic Development
Putting Clusters in their Place
Postlude: The Future of the Cluster Concept
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