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Regional cluster policies in Germany - Challenges, impacts and evaluation practices
By Davide BevacquaThis paper seeks to contribute to the growing literature on cluster-policy evaluation in three ways: firstly, it focuses on regional cluster...
Cluster strategies and smart specialisation strategy - Do they really leverage on knowledge and innovation-driven territorial growth?
By Davide BevacquaThe aim of this paper is to explore and investigate the notion of cluster strategies and smart specialisation strategy as a twin perspective...
The impact of cluster policy on innovation
By Davide BevacquaThis handbook chapter seeks to address the evidence gap between the widespread presence of clusters and the question of whether public...
Instruments of development of cluster policy - Stages, models, international practice
By Davide BevacquaThe purpose of this paper is researching aspects of the development of cluster initiatives of territorial economic systems and government...
Cluster policy relevance on regional development
By Davide BevacquaThe importance of an enabling environment for business and entrepreneurship, particularly for SMEs is complemented by the need to improve...
Comparing Top-Down and Bottom-Up Cluster Initiatives from a Principal-Agent Perspective - What We Can Learn for Designing Governance Regimes
By Davide BevacquaThe paper compares the governance regimes of top-down and bottom-up cluster initiatives by using a classic principal-agent framework...
Cluster Policy - A guide to the state of debate
By Davide BevacquaAlthough there is increasing consensus that the presence of clusters enhances economic outcomes, there is little consensus on whether there...
Clusters, Cluster policy, and Swedish competitiveness in the global economy
By Davide BevacquaThe central question of the paper is how can cluster-based economic policy help countries - in this case, Sweden - succeed in global...
What's next in researching cluster policy - Place-based governance for effective cluster policy
By Davide BevacquaDespite their popularity and rapid proliferation and development, local cluster policies have met mixed results. This paper argues that an...
Leadership of cluster policy - Lessons from the Austrian province of Styria
By Davide BevacquaCluster policy implementation requires careful management if the different actors are to be properly engaged and committed. This article...