Cluster Development and Policy

List of contents

Contents: Introduction, Philip Raines. Theory: Cluster concepts - the social engineering of a new regional institutional fix?, Peter Ache; Cluster policy - does it exist?, Philip Raines. Practice: Arve Valley, François Josserand; Limburg, Mary Louise Rooney; North-Rhine Westphalia, Peter Ache; País Vasco, Sandra Taylor; Scotland, Philip Raines; Styria, Christian Hartmann; Tampere, Philip Raines. Conclusions: Clusters and prisms, Philip Raines; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Philip Raines, Senior Research Fellow, European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Summary

This title was first published in 2002. Examining cluster development policy in Europe and outlining its distinctive features, this innovative text places it within the national context of regional policy-making. It also identifies the features supporting the successful development of industrial clusters and provides a clear overview of cluster theory and policy practice followed by seven key case studies on the history and operation of different cluster policies in Europe. While there has been a number of books on the theory of cluster development little research has been published on policy. By filling this gap, this book will be of interest to a policy-making audience as well as students and researchers of regional economic development throughout Europe.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Raines
• Assisted by: Philip Raines (Editor), Raines Philip (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138717640
• ISBN: 978-1-138-71764-0
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Politics and government, Economics of industrial organisation, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Economics of industrial organization