Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/nmjbCP Clusters and Regional Development Critical Reflections and Explorations By: Bjorn Asheim Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9780415578622, 0415578620 eText ISBN: 9781134273591, 1134273592 Edition: 1st Pages: 320 Copyright year: 2006 Format: EPUB Available from $ 23.98 USD SKU 9781134273591R90 Using international examples, leading scholars present the first critical analysis of cluster theory, assessing the cluster notion and drawing out, not only its undoubted strengths and attractions, but also its weaknesses and limitations. Over the past decade the ‘cluster model’ has been seized on as a tool for promoting competitiveness, innovation and growth on local, regional and national scales. However, despite its popularity there is much about it that is problematic, and in some respects the rush to employ ‘cluster ideas’ has run ahead of many fundamental conceptual, theoretical and empirical questions. Addressing key questions on the nature, use and effectiveness of cluster models, Clusters and Regional Development provides the missing thorough theoretical and empirical evaluation. Additional ISBNs 9786610552351, 9781280552359, 9781134273607, 9781134273591, 9781134273553, 6610552355, 1280552352, 1134273606, 1134273592, 113427355X, 9780415349147, 9780415578622, 0415349141, 0415578620
