Why do firms in high technology industries cluster at particular locations? The authors examine whether firms grow faster at such locations, and whether disproportionately more new firms are created in clusters. They compare the clustering process in the UK and the US in both computing and biotechnology, and investigate the policy implications. Editor(s): Swann, G. M. Peter; Prevezer, Martha; Stout, David. Num Pages: 358 pages, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; KCP; KJC; KJV; KN; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 547. . 1998. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: The Dynamics of Industrial Clustering: International Comparisons in Computing and Biotechnology
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0198289596
ISBN 13: 9780198289593
Binding: Hardcover
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Why do firms in high-technology industries cluster at particular locations? Comparing the clustering process in the UK and the US in both computing and biotechnology, the contributors to this volume establish that new firms have been attracted to particular sites by the presence of opportunities not taken up by incumbent firms.

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Peter Swann is the European Managing Editor of the journal, Economics of Innovation and New Technology

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