Cluster Policy as a Development Strategy. Case Studies from the Middle East and North Africa

Maximilian Benner

No 255, Working Paper Series in Economics from University of Lüneburg, Institute of Economics

Abstract: Cluster policy has become a method of choice for policymakers in many countries. Promoting strong localized industries is an appealing perspective for practitioners, as it can be seen as a way to anchor economic activity in regions in an era of globalization. If cluster policy is successful, it can contribute to the creation of employment and to the initiation of growth processes in urban regions and even in some rural ones. This makes cluster policy an interesting tool for economic policy in developing countries. This article offers some theoretical considerations on the use of cluster policy and presents case studies from Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria.

Keywords: economic development; economic growth; industrial policy; regional policy; development policy; cluster policy; cluster theory; Saudi Arabia; Morocco; Tunisia; Algeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O14 O18 O25 O30 O43 O53 O55 O57 P25 R11 R12 R38 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2012-12
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ara, nep-cse, nep-geo and nep-ure
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