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The guide provides advice on "how to make better use of clusters for promoting regional industrial modernisation, supporting the growth of...

The paper discusses the cluster as a tool for the challenges of development. Clusters provide the welfare, that is a result of country's...

The purpose of this paper is researching aspects of the development of cluster initiatives of territorial economic systems and government...

The report provides an overview of national (and some regional) cluster programmes across the EU, Montenegro, Norway, and Turkey. It maps...

The importance of an enabling environment for business and entrepreneurship, particularly for SMEs is complemented by the need to improve...

The paper compares the governance regimes of top-down and bottom-up cluster initiatives by using a classic principal-agent framework...

Although there is increasing consensus that the presence of clusters enhances economic outcomes, there is little consensus on whether there...

The central question of the paper is how can cluster-based economic policy help countries - in this case, Sweden - succeed in global...

The paper first reviews the main arguments underpinning cluster policy. It subsequently focuses on a number of recent experiences in...

Despite their popularity and rapid proliferation and development, local cluster policies have met mixed results. This paper argues that an...