Regional Systems of Innovation: An Evolutionary Perspective

P Cooke, M G Uranga and G Etxebarria
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P Cooke: Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Wales, Cardiff, 33 Corbett Road, Cardiff CF1 3EB, Wales

Environment and Planning A, 1998, vol. 30, issue 9, 1563-1584

Abstract: The authors develop the concept of regional systems of innovation and relate it to preexisting research on national systems of innovation. They argue that work conducted in the ‘new regional science’ field is complementary to systems of innovation approaches. They seek to link new regional work to evolutionary economics, and argue for the development of evolutionary regional science. Common elements of interest to evolutionary innovation research and new regional science are important in understanding processes of agglomeration, trust building, innovation, institutions, and learning in regional systems. The authors develop analytical frameworks for designating regional systems of innovation in terms of distinction between institutions and organisations, hard and soft infrastructures, and the cultural superstructure. They conclude that an evolutionary approach assists understanding of regional potential for developing systemic innovation.

Date: 1998
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