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Regional knowledge economies : markets, clusters and innovation / Philip Cooke ... [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cooke, Philip, author.
- Series:
- New horizons in regional science
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- High technology industries--Location--Great Britain.
- High technology industries.
- High technology industries--Location--Australia.
- Technological innovations.
- Knowledge management.
- Industrial clusters.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 328 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2007.
- Summary:
- This original and timely book presents the most comprehensive, empirically based analysis of clustering dynamics in the high-technology sector across liberal and co-ordinated market economies.
- Contents:
- Introduction : aims of the book
- The emergent knowledge economy : concepts and evidence
- Knowledge-based sectors : key drivers of innovation and models of knowledge exchange
- Local clusters and global networks
- Varieties of business system and innovation
- Introduction to key research results
- UK ICT and biotechnology performance : the significance of collaboration and clustering
- Austrian catch-up in knowledge-based sectors : research exploitation, spatial clustering and knowledge links
- Comparing the cases and lessons for knowledge-based sector policy
- Reflections on the research and conclusions for policy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781847206930 (e-book)
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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