The Life Cycle of Clusters

Edited by Dirk Fornahl () and Robert Hassink

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: One-size-fits-all cluster policies have been rightly criticized in the literature. One promising approach is to focus cluster policies on the specific needs of firms depending on the stage of development (emergence, growth, sustainment or decline) their cluster is in. In this highly insightful book, these stage-specific cluster policies are analysed and evaluated. Moreover, several chapters also focus on smart specialization policies to promote regional development by taking into account the emergence and adaptation of clusters and industries.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Environment; Geography; Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
ISBN: 9781784719272
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 The role of clusters and public policy in new regional economic path development , pp 13-34

Bjørn Asheim, Arne Isaksen, Roman Martin and Michaela Trippl

Ch 2 Cluster policy in an evolutionary world? Rationales, instruments and policy learning , pp 35-55

Elvira Uyarra and Ronald Ramlogan

Ch 3 Network failures and policy challenges along the life cycle of clusters , pp 56-75

Jérôme Vicente

Ch 4 Cluster policy: Renewal through the integration of institutional variety , pp 76-94

Markus Grillitsch and Bjørn Asheim

Ch 5 Intra-regional collaborative learning between cluster initiatives – a factor of cluster (policy) dynamics? , pp 95-114

Martina Fromhold-Eisebith

Ch 6 Management strategies in cluster projects: Cases and discussion , pp 115-134

Jens Kristian Fosse and Roger Normann

Ch 7 Core design features of an integrated cluster policy , pp 135-148

Gerd Meier zu Köcker and Thomas Lämmer-Gamp

Ch 8 Smart specialization and cluster emergence: Elements of evolutionary regional policies , pp 151-172

Maximilian Benner

Ch 9 Cluster policy adjustments in the context of smart specialization? Impressions from Germany , pp 173-200

Knut Koschatzky, Henning Kroll, Esther Schnabl and Thomas Stahlecker

Ch 10 Are policies supporting cluster development? A comparative firmlevel analysis , pp 203-221

Alexander Auer and Franz Tödtling

Ch 11 Do cluster initiatives develop in cycles? The example of Germany’s Spitzenclusters , pp 222-241

Michael Rothgang and Bernhard Lageman

Ch 12 Integration—fragmentation—reintegration? Studying cluster evolution, regional path development and cluster policies in the Ruhr Area , pp 242-258

Dieter Rehfeld and Juergen Nordhause-Janz

Ch 13 ‘Eventually even attractive illusions come to an end’: The death of Monitor – and demise of clusters? , pp 259-275

Philip Cooke

Ch 14 The surrogate model of cluster creation: The case of Mubadala in Abu Dhabi , pp 276-296

Sami Mahroum and Yasser Al-Saleh

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