Constructing regional advantage: Platform policies based on related variety and differentiated knowledge bases

Bjørn Asheim, Ron Boschma () and Philip Cooke

No 709, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) from Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography

Abstract: The article presents a regional innovation policy model, based on the idea of constructing regional advantage. This policy model brings together concepts like related variety, knowledge bases and policy platforms. Related variety attaches great importance to knowledge spillovers across complementary sectors, possibly in a region. Then, the paper categorises knowledge into ‘analytical’ (science based), ‘synthetic’ (engineering based) and ‘symbolic’ (artistic based) in nature, with different ‘virtual’ and real proximity mixes. Finally, the implications of this are traced for evolving ‘platform policies’ that facilitate economic development within and between regions in action lines appropriate to related variety and differentiated knowledge bases.

Keywords: Related variety; Differentiated knowledge bases; Platform policy, Regional innovation policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B52 O38 R11 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2007-11, Revised 2007-11
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Journal Article: Constructing Regional Advantage: Platform Policies Based on Related Variety and Differentiated Knowledge Bases (2011)
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