Economics of Clusters A Brief History of Cluster Theories and Policy /

• Main Author: Vicente, Jérôme (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Economic policy.; Economic geography.; Industrial organization.; Economic history.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Economic Geography.; Industrial Organization.; Economic Policy.; History of Economic Thought/Methodology.

'Jérôme gives us cues about what future research should address - first, why successful and wealthy clusters can also be places of poverty, social exclusion and rising inequality, and second, what policies are best to prevent this from happening.' -Elisa Giuliani, University of Pisa, Ita...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: A brief history of cluster theory
• Chapter 3: Untraded interdependencies and cluster formation
• Chapter 4: Proximity, networks, and cluster dynamics
• Chapter 5: Opportunities and weaknesses of cluster policy
• Chapter 6: Conclusion.