Economics of clusters : a brief history of cluster theories and policy / Jérôme Vicente.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vicente, Jérôme, author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Palgrave pivot

Standardized Title:

Économie des clusters. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Industrial clusters.

Physical Description:

xviii, 111 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Summary:

"When we talk about clusters, it's the fabulous destiny of Silicon Valley that first comes to mind - the place where entrepreneurs and policymakers alike flock. But do we really understand the complex mechanics of these clusters? What tools can economics and other related disciplines use to analyze their performance? When it comes to spending taxpayer money to support cluster development, do benefits actually exceed costs? This book provides a synthesis of cluster theory and presents methodologies to analyze their structure and performance. It also contains insights into how to renew regional innovation policy. The French edition of this volume was granted Best Book in Economics 2016 by The French Association of Economics (AFSE)"--Page 4 of cover.

Notes:

Best Book in Economics, 2016

"Based on a translation from the French language edition Économie des clusters by Jérôme Vicente, copyright © Éditions La Découverte, Paris 2016"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

3319788698

9783319788692

OCLC:

1028187400