Examining cluster development policy in Europe and outlining its distinctive features, this innovative text places it within the national context of regional policy-making. It also identifies the features supporting the successful development of industrial clusters and provides a clear overview of cluster theory and policy practice followed by seven key case studies on the history and operation of different cluster policies in Europe.
While there has been a number of books on the theory of cluster development little research has been published on policy. By filling this gap, this book will be of interest to a policy-making audience as well as students and researchers of regional economic development throughout Europe.
Cluster Policy Does It Exist?, Philip Raines. Practice: Arve Valley, François Josserand; Limburg, Mary Louise Rooney; North-Rhine Westphalia, Peter Ache; País Vasco, Sandra Taylor; Scotland, Philip Raines; Styria, Christian Hartmann; Tampere, Philip Raines. Conclusions: Clusters and Prisms, Philip Raines; Bibliography.
Author Biography: About the Editor: Philip Raines, Senior Research Fellow, European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde, UK
Philip Raines, Senior Research Fellow, European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK