1st Edition

Cluster Development and Policy

Edited By Philip Raines Copyright 2002
202 Pages
by Routledge

202 Pages
by Routledge

202 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
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.

Biography

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