edited by Bjørn Asheim, Phil Cooke and Ron Martin.
New York :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2006.
xvvi, 300 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm.
Regional development and public policy series
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-291) and index.
The rise of the cluster concept in regional analysis and policy : a critical assessment / Bjørn Asheim, Philip Cooke and Ron Martin -- What qualifies as a cluster theory? / Peter Maskell and Leïla Kebir -- True clusters : a severe case of conceptual headache / Anders Malmberg and Dominic Power -- In search of a useful theory of spatial clustering : agglomeration versus active clustering / Fiorenza Belussi -- Cutting through the chaos : towards a new typology of industrial districts and clusters / Ivana Paniccia -- Entrepreneurs as agents in the formation of industrial clusters / Maryann Feldman and Johanna L. Francis -- Innovation, learning and cluster dynamics / Bart Nooteboom -- Do clusters or innovation systems drive competitiveness? / James Simmie -- The role of clusters in knowledge creation and diffusion : an institutional perspective / David B. Audretsch and Erik E. Lehmann -- Do clusters 'think'? : an institutional perspective on knowledge creation and diffusion in clusters / Michael Steiner -- Spaces of knowledge flows : clusters in a global context / Meric S. Gertler and David A. Wolf -- Spatial and organizational patterns of labour markets in industrial clusters : the case of Hollywood / Allen Scott -- When is proactive cluster policy appropriate? / G.M. Peter Swan -- Putting clusters in their place / Nick Henry, Jane Pollard and Paul Benneworth.
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A critical assessment of the 'cluster model', underlining the need for proper theoretical analysis of its form, use and implications. Written by a panel of eminent scholars in the field, this book poses challenging and thought-provoking questions.