"In association with L'institute (Institute for Industrial Development Policy), Universities of Birmingham (UK), Ferrara (Italy) and Wisconsin-Milwaukee (USA)."
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Edited papers from two workshops in Reus, Spain in 2003 and Toulouse, France in 2004.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Clusters and Globalisation; Contents; Contributors; Figures; Tables; Foreword: furthering the aims and objectives of L'institute; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. A conceptual framework for firm cooperation and clusters, and their impact on productivity; 3. Clusters, governance and the development of local economies: a framework for case studies; 4. A perspective on clusters, localities, and specific public goods; 5. Knowledge and clusters; 6. FDI, clusters and knowledge sourcing; 7. The institutional dynamics at work in territories: between local governance and global regulation.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Clustering as an economic policy concern has become increasingly fashionable. The authors of this book shed light on this subject on which there remains remarkably little understanding, and even less agreement, regarding what clusters are, what they require for success and what impacts they are likely to have in different contexts, locally, nationally and globally.