One of the most significant developments in economics, economic geography and
management during the past decade has been the emergence of 'clusters' as a focus of …

This chapter develops the proposition that entrepreneurial activity has been the central
mechanism in the emergence of high-tech clusters. It might be expected that new …

Clusters have become a key focus of discussion and analysis in contemporary debates on
urban and regional economic development (Feldman, 2000; Porter, 1990; Steiner, 1998) …

2. Whilst local leaders have begun with a desire to protect people, jobs, incomes, and
homes, many have also seen the crisis an opportunity to embrace new strategic thinking …

This paper surveys some of the current methodologies employed to analyse cluster
development, as well as some of the key themes emerging from both the analytical and …

Clusters have become a key mode of economic co-ordination and focus of government
policies across the world and for a wide variety of industries. In the UK, somewhat later than …

The search for effective cluster strategies remains an elusive goal, at best. Policy-makers at
both the regional and local level are fascinated with the potential of cluster-based economic …

Why do some entrepreneurial high-technology industrial clusters grow and prosper, while
others stagnate? Even after several decades of research, we have yet to find a definitive …

This paper analyses the dynamics of clustered enterprise development in developing
countries. It is focused on the different types of clusters that can be identified in these …

There has been much written on industrial agglomeration, but it is Michael Porter's cluster
theory, above all others, which has come to dominate local and regional economic …