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Author:   Dirk Fornahl ,  Robert Hassink
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
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9781784719272

ISBN 10:   1784719277
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   28 April 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contents: Introduction: Towards a more open and dynamic approach on cluster policy Robert Hassink and Dirk Fornahl Part I Ideas - How should a policy be designed? 1. The role of clusters and public policy in new regional economic path development Bjorn T. Asheim, Arne Isaksen, Roman Martin and Michaela Trippl 2. Cluster policy in an evolutionary world? Rationales, instruments and policy learning Elvira Uyarra and Ronnie Ramlogan 3. Network failures and policy challenges along the life cycle of clusters Jerome Vicente 4. Cluster Policy: Renewal through the integration of institutional variety Markus Grillitsch and Bjorn T. Asheim 5. Intra-regional collaborative learning between cluster initiatives - a factor of cluster (policy) dynamics? Martina Fromhold-Eisebith 6. Management strategies in cluster projects - Cases and discussion Jens Kristian Fosse and Roger Normann 7. Core design features of an integrated cluster policy Gerd Meier zu Kocker and Thomas Lammer-Gamp Part II Smart Specialisation - What can we learn for cluster policy? 8. Smart specialization and cluster emergence: Elements of evolutionary regional policies Maximilian Benner 9. Cluster policy adjustments in the context of smart specialization? Impressions from Germany Knut Koschatzky, Henning Kroll, Esther Schnabl and Thomas Stahlecker Part III Case studies - How does cluster life cycle policy take place? 10. Are policies supporting cluster development? A comparative firm-level analysis Alexander Auer and Franz Todtling 11. Do cluster initiatives develop in cycles? The example of Germany's Spitzenclusters Michael Rothgang and Bernhard Lageman 12. Integration - Fragmentation - Reintegration? Studying cluster evolution, regional path development and cluster policies in the Ruhr Area Dieter Rehfeld and Juergen Nordhause-Janz 13. Eventually even attractive illusions come to an end : the death of Monitor - and demise of clusters ? Philip Cooke 14. The surrogate model of cluster creation: The case of Mubadala in Abu Dhabi Sami Mahroum and Yasser Al-Saleh Index

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'This excellent book fills an important gap in the literature on clusters and cluster policy. In my view, it is the most comprehensive overview on evolutionary cluster thinking to date and therefore a must read for scholars in the field. But thanks to its relevant ideas, policy lessons and case studies, I also consider it a good read for forward-looking policy makers involved in cluster development.' -- Gert-Jan Hospers, University of Twente, the Netherlands 'Clusters pass through life cycles - they emerge, grow, mature and ultimately decline. Unlike the human body, however, they can adapt and transform to escape their terminal fate. This cyclic nature of cluster development has long been ignored by static and one-size-fits-all policy approaches. Linking cluster life cycles to cluster policies and initiatives, this carefully edited book bridges that gap by bringing together established scholars and experienced consultants. It is thus essential reading for scholars, students, policy-makers and practitioners.' -- Matthias Kiese, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

'This excellent book fills an important gap in the literature on clusters and cluster policy. In my view, it is the most comprehensive overview on evolutionary cluster thinking to date and therefore a must read for scholars in the field. But thanks to its relevant ideas, policy lessons and case studies I also consider it a good read for forward-looking policy makers involved in cluster development.' -- Gert-Jan Hospers, University of Twente, the Netherlands

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Edited by Dirk Fornahl, Centre for Regional and Innovation Economics, University of Bremen and Robert Hassink, Department of Geography, Kiel University, Germany

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