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Location, Competition, and Economic Development: Local Clusters in a Global Economy
Abstract
Economic geography during an era of global competition involves a paradox. It is widely recognized that changes in technology and competition have diminished many of the traditional roles of location. Yet clusters, or geographic concentrations of interconnected companies, are a striking feature of virtually every national, regional, state, and even metropolitan economy, especially in more advanced nations. The prevalence of clusters reveals...
Figures & Tables
Figure 1: The California Wine Cluster
Figure 2: Sources of Locational Competitive Advantage
Figure 3: Government Influences on Cluster Upgrading
Figure 4: Clusters and Economic Policy
TABLE 1 Examples of Cluster-Based Economic Development Initiatives
Paper Details
Title
Location, Competition, and Economic Development: Local Clusters in a Global Economy
Published Date
Feb 1, 2000
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
15 - 34
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