Cluster Genesis: Technology-Based Industrial Development

Pontus Braunerhjelm, Maryann P. Feldman9780199232208, 0199232202

Clusters – regional concentrations of related firms and organizations – are seen as an important element of economic growth and innovation. But there is little understanding of how clusters come into existence, and little guidance provided on the role of policies in promoting this. Cluster Genesis focuses on these early origins of clusters.