Industrial Clusters and Inter-Firm Networks - 9781845420109

Industrial Clusters and Inter-Firm NetworksAuthor(s): Charlie Karlsson, Brje Johansson, Roger R. Stough\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781845420109, 978-1845420109\nSynopsis\nThis book provides a state-of-the-art overview of spatial industrial clusters and inter-firm networks. Given the prevailing political belief that clusters can be a major vehicle for economic development and growth, it is important to have a sound understanding of clusters and how they emerge, grow, eventually stagnate and disappear. It is also vital to know when and how to apply policy measures to support cluster development in order to increase economic welfare. This book illuminates both the theoretical and empirical issues relating to clusters and inter-firm networks, and presents a number of interesting case studies from a variety of different [url] authors study a number of important issues including interaction with.