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CLUSTER GENESIS
TECHNOLOGY-BASED INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT |
| By: |
Pontus Braunerhjelm (Editor), Maryann P. Feldman (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£45.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0199232202 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780199232208 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2007 |
| Pages: |
354 |
| Description: |
Clusters - regional concentrations of related firms and organizations - are seen as an important element of economic growth and innovation. But there is little understanding of how clusters come into existence, and little guidance provided on the role of policies in promoting this. Cluster Genesis focuses on these early origins of clusters. |
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Clusters - regional concentrations of related firms and organizations - are seen as being an important element of economic growth and innovation. But there is little understanding of how clusters come into existence, and little guidance provided on the role of policies that are conducive to the formation of clusters. Cluster Genesis focuses on these early origins of clusters. The case histories of well-known, established clusters, as well as more recently-developed clusters are discussed, including: * The Hollywood motion picture cluster, * Silicon Valley, * Boston and San Francisco biotech regions, * The Biotech industry in China, * Medicon Valley in Scandinavia, * The Irish ITC sector. Leading scholars contribute chapters examining cluster genesis, the divergent processes by which clusters arise, how multinationals contribute to cluster development, and how economic development policy may promote or hinder cluster genesis. Cluster Genesis uses a variety |
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Figures and tables |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
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