 Economic 'Clusters' in East Germany: Evidence on the Location and Characteristics of Spatially Concentrated IndustriesMartin Rosenfeld, Peter Franz () and Gerhard Heimpold Post-Communist Economies, 2007, vol. 19, issue 1, 73-92 Abstract: This article presents the results of an empirical study on spatially concentrated industries (SCI) with 'cluster' qualities in the eastern part of Germany which have emerged so far in the process of transformation. The findings reveal that SCI in East Germany which show 'cluster' qualities, i.e. SCI being supported by network activities and by innovative competences, are relatively rare, and they are strongly concentrated in agglomerated spaces. As the regional policy scheme which up to now has followed the 'watering can principle' has brought, so far, only poor results in terms of East-West convergence, a renewed policy with a special focus on agglomerated spaces (with more favourable conditions for economic growth) and with a stronger orientation on support for networking and innovative competences will probably be more effective in stimulating economic growth in East Germany. Date: 2007 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:pocoec:v:19:y:2007:i:1:p:73-92 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/14631370601163210 Access Statistics for this article Post-Communist Economies is currently edited by Roger Clarke More articles in Post-Communist Economies from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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