theoretical, empirical and political perspectives on the initial stage of cluster evolution
Published:
2010
Publisher:
Edward Elgar, Northampton, Mass
This book rigorously explores the critical, initial stage of cluster emergence in which the seeds for further growth are sown. Whether economic growth actually occurs, however, ultimately depends on various regional conditions and the processes in...
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This book rigorously explores the critical, initial stage of cluster emergence in which the seeds for further growth are sown. Whether economic growth actually occurs, however, ultimately depends on various regional conditions and the processes in place ...
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COVER; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Emerging clusters: a conceptual overview; PART I Accidents, path dependency and strategic action; 2. Jacobian cluster emergence: wider insights from 'green innovation' convergence on a Schumpeterian 'failure'; 3. Economic policy and its impact on the evolution of clusters and spatial systems exemplified by German TV programme production; 4. Bridging ruptures: the re-emergence of the Antwerp diamond district after World War II and the role of strategic action; PART II Institutions and endogenous dynamics
5. Origins of human capital in clusters: regional, industrial and academic transitions in media clusters in Germany6. The co-evolution of ICT, VC and policy in Israel during the 1990s; 7. Standards as institutions supporting the cluster emergence process: the case of aquaculture in Chile; PART III Patterns of emergence and growth; 8. The evolution of the banking cluster in Amsterdam, 1850-1993: a survival analysis; 9. The role of the university in the genesis and evolution of research-based clusters
10. Sources of 'second generation growth': spin-off processes in the emerging biochip industries in Jena and Berlin11. The emergence and development of the Cambridge ink jet printing industry; PART IV Cluster emergence and emergence of cluster politics; 12. Neither planned nor by chance: how knowledge-intensive clusters emerge; 13. Policy transfer and institutional learning: an evolutionary perspective on regional cluster policies in Germany; Index