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Discover the latest reports and studies featuring insights and recommendations from experienced cluster practitioners, along with expert analysis on emerging trends and policy measures within the ECCP community.
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Cluster policy resilience - New challenges for a mature policy
By Davide BevacquaThree sets of challenges for what is now a mature policy are highlighted in this paper: the links between clusters, cluster policies and...
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...
Comparison of Training Programmes and Activities for Cluster Managers in Europe with Respect to Their Focus on Skills Development
By Davide BevacquaThe role of cluster manager and his/her development is an essential element in order to gain a competitive advantage and to ensure...
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...