Innovation Clusters and Interregional Competition
Johannes Bröcker editor Dirk Dohse editor Rüdiger Soltwedel editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Published:8th Dec '10
Should be back in stock very soon
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Empirical evidence about cluster building, the emphasis of new growth theory on innovation, the recent interest in economic geography and the high pressure on politicians to establish favourable conditions for attracting dynamic industries have triggered a wave of research during the last decade, trying to understand more deeply why, how and where clusters emerge, and what factors determine their respective success or failure. In this volume the world's leading experts contribute to our understanding of regional innovation, cluster formation and the factors influencing regional productivity and innovative performance. It provides a timely and comprehensive picture on innovation, location, networks and clusters as important means in an environment of intensifying interregional competition.
From the reviews:
"This book represents an outgrowth from a 2001 international workshop on ‘innovation clusters and interregional competition’ … . students of cluster-based economic development will find plenty of interesting material in this book. … I rarely buy books these days, especially edited collections. However, I would probably make an exception for this piece. There is a good mix of theoretical, conceptual, empirical, and analytic perspectives … . In short, this is one of the better edited collections I have seen in many years." (Alan MacPherson, Growth & Change, Vol. 35 (2), 2004)
ISBN: 9783642056772
Dimensions: unknown
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412 pages
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003