Clusters and regional development : critical reflections and explorations / edited by Bjrn Asheim, Phil Cooke and Ron Martin

Includes bibliographical references and index

The rise of the cluster concept in regional analysis and policy : a critical assessment / Bjrn Asheim, Phil Cooke and Ron Martin -- What qualifies as a cluster theory? / Peter Maskell and Leila Kebir -- True clusters : a severe case of conceptual headache / Anders Malmberg and Dominic Power -- In search of a useful theory of spatial clustering : agglomeration versus active clustering / Fiorenza Belussi -- Cutting through the chaos : towards a new typology of industrial districts and clusters / Ivana Paniccia -- Entrepreneurs as agents in the formation of industrial clusters / Maryann Feldman -- Innovation learning and cluster dynamics / Bart Nooteboom -- Do clusters or innovation systems drive competitiveness? / James Simmie -- The role of clusters in knowledge creation and diffusion : an institutional perspective / David B. Audretschand, Erik Lehmann -- Do clusters think? : an institutional perspective on knowledge creation and diffusion in clusters / Michael Steiner -- Spaces of knowledge flows : clusters in a global context / Meric S. Gertler and David A. Wolf -- Spatial and organizational patterns of labour markets in clusters : the case of hollywood / Allen Scott -- When is proactive cluster policy appropriate? / G.M. Peter Swan -- Putting clusters in their place / Nick Henry, Jane Pollard and Paul Benneworth.