Clusters and Cluster-Based Development Policy

Wolman, Harold; Hincapié, Diana

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“…for political purposes ; it is chaotic, vague, elusive, even expressly generic and contains the seed of its own demise (Martin and Sunley, 2003;Desrochers and Sautet, 2004;Wolman and Hincapie, 2015). It's true, we agree with these authors that clusters' purpose may need to be reconsidered, but we note that despite arguments used, their criticism rather fall within the conceptual domain.…”

Section: Randd Clusters and Economic Growthmentioning

confidence: 67%

“…2 debates around the issue of arbitration between economic efficiency and territorial equity 5 , but also about other issues more or less debated in the economic literature : the problem of definition and theoretical position of cluster concept (see e.g Martin and Sunley, 2003;Desrochers and Sautet, 2004;Howells, 2005;Wolman and Hincapie, 2015), the role of governments in its implementation and promotion (see e.g Cooke, 2001;Wolfe and Gertler, 2004;Desrochers and Sautet, 2004;Fromhold-Eisebith and Eisebith, 2005;Ketels and Memedovic, 2008), the coordination and interaction of clusterised actors (see e.g Mendez, 2008;Bocquet and Mothe, 2009;Plunket and Torre, 2009;Ben Letaifa and Rabeau, 2013), the clusters impacts on firms innovativeness, competitiveness and economic growth (see e.g Baptista and Swann, 1998;Maine et al, 2010;Falck et al, 2010;Wolman and Hincapie, 2015), etc.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Economic issues of innovation clusters-based industrial policy: a critical overview

Iritié

2018

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in EconStor may AbstractCriticisms vis-à-vis cluster policy are numerous, often confusing and really unhelpful ; while some authors systematically question the merits, others on the contrary play a genuine role of counsel in his favour. This paper attempts to refocus the debate and analyses the economic issues, impacts and implications of the innovation clusters policy. To do this, we take a critical view of the literature on clusters, focusing on analysis of the effects of three industrial dynamics in perpetual movement within clusters, especially research and development, industrial location and technology cooperation. We assume that innovation cluster "potentiates", by a synergistic action, the beneficial effect of each of these three industrial dynamics in favour of localised firms.However, it appears from the analysis that the hopes and expectations invested in cluster policy must be reconsidered and relativised. So the reasons for the rising power of cluster policies must be sought elsewhere than in a necessarily consensual and tangible evidence of positive impacts of clusters.Keywords : cluster ; innovation ; competitiveness pole ; research and development ; industrial location ; technology cooperation ; localised knowledge spillovers ; LKS ; epistemic communities.JEL Classification : O25, O30, R10. IntroductionThe early 2000s was marked by a slowdown in the French economy and a loss of competitiveness ; French industry is facing strong international competition : price competition in activities with labour-intensive but also strong competition in technology-intensive sectors (Datar, 2004).These results in companies relocating to countries with low-costs production and job losses in the industrial sector. Meanwhile, French industry is also facing the changes in the international industrial organisation ; indeed, we are witnessing the emergence of new forms of industrial organisation based on knowledge economy and innovation. In this less optimistic environment, the Datar 1 suggests to decision-makers to initiate a new industrial policy based on territories ; The combination on a given territory, of companies, training centres and public and private research units engaged in a partnership in order to create synergies around common innovative projects (Marcon, 2008, Quote translated from French).The basic idea of competitiveness poles is to foster cooperation between local business networks, territory skills and innovation in...

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Section: Randd Clusters and Economic Growthmentioning

confidence: 67%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Economic issues of innovation clusters-based industrial policy: a critical overview

Iritié

2018

GBER

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“…Furthermore, colocation creates the right environment for face-to face interaction and transmission of uncodified information [2,22,[25][26][27][37][38][39]. Successful creative industry clusters are "networked," "knowledge-reliant," and "founded on risk and trust" and "flourish through connectivity" [40].…”

Section: The Power Of Place and Creative Industry Clusteringmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…With respect to agglomeration economies which are at the core of the cluster concept, industries locate in proximity to each other to take advantage of the reduced marginal costs that occur as the area's production increases. In contrast, colocation occurs naturally and without coordination through independent decisions of firms operating in their own interests [39].…”

Section: The Power Of Place and Creative Industry Clusteringmentioning

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The Power of Place: A Case Study of Auckland’s Design Creative Industries

Kiroff

2017

Urban Studies Research

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Auckland is New Zealand's largest city which also has the largest concentration of creative sector employment and businesses in the country. This study examines the spatial logic of firms in the design creative subsector in inner Auckland to gain better understanding of the ways in which place, space, and built form determine location choices. Firms' attributes are also analysed with the aim of ascertaining whether firms with shared characteristics have similar spatial behaviour. Despite a high degree of spatial clustering, the unequal distribution of firms across inner Auckland suggests that some areas, such as Parnell, are favoured more than others. Parnell's unique heritage built environment was identified as a location factor that has appealed to architects, designers, and advertisers and has contributed to the formation of the area's creative clusters. The quality of Parnell's built environment was associated with place reputation and image branding which was an important part of creating firm's identity. A central location and the attractiveness of an amenities-rich local environment also played a role in the decision-making process. Furthermore, the results also suggest that firms that possess common characteristics have similar spatial logic and make similar location choices.

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“…Þar sem klasi er virkur og öflugur njóta fyrirtaeki, stofnanir og svaeði sem eiga í hlut aukinnar hagsaeldar vegna samsöfnunar, samtengingar og samvirkni sín á milli (Wolman og Hincapie, 2015).…”

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Einkenni og áskoranir tónlistarklasa á Íslandi

Gunnlaugsdóttir¹,

Steinþórsson²

2017

TVE

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ÁgripÞessi grein fjallar um þróun tónlistarlífs á Íslandi á undanförnum árum. Margir íslenskir tónlistarmenn hafa átt velgengi að fagna og skapað sér nafn á alþjóðlegum markaði. Stjórnvöld hafa stutt við þróunina á ýmsan hátt og þau hafa mikil áhrif á tónlistarlífið. Umsvifin í greininni benda til að þróunin undanfarin ár hafi ýtt undir myndun klasa í tónlist á Íslandi. Markmiðið með þessari grein er að rannsaka þróun tónlistarlífs á Íslandi út frá kenningum um klasa og samkeppnishaefni. Einnig er þróunin á Íslandi borin saman við þekkta tónlistarklasa erlendis. Byggt er á raundaemisrannsókn þar sem spurt er að hvaða marki megi líta á tónlist á Íslandi sem klasa og ef svo er á hvaða stigi klasaþróunar íslenskur tónlistarklasi kunni að vera. Einnig er spurt um hvaða áskoranir tónlistarklasinn kunni að standa frammi fyrir. Niðurstöður gefa til kynna skýrar vísbendingar um tónlistarklasa á Íslandi og að klasinn sé að faerast af mótunarstigi yfir á þróunarstig. Í niðurstöðum felst hagnýtt gildi því varpað er ljósi á atriði og aðstaeður sem geta ýtt undir frekari uppbyggingu á sterkum tónlistarklasa á Íslandi. Samhliða er tónlistarklasinn daemi um klasa í litlu fámennu landi og niðurstöðurnar framlag til þekkingar á klasa í slíkum aðstaeðum. AbstractMusic as part of creative industries in Iceland has been on a positive growth path. Many musicians from Iceland have been succesful in establishing their name and brand internationally. The government has played a critical role in the growth of the music field. There are manifestations that provide support for the existence of a music cluster in Iceland. The purpose of this article is to study the music field from a cluster perspective and reflect on the development with reference to well known music clusters abroad. On the basis of a case study method and cluster assessment tools it is analysed to what extent it is possible to confirm the existence of a music cluster in Iceland. There are clear indications of a music cluster and it is concluded that the music cluster can be described as a potential cluster. The context of the cluster can also be seen as positive for further development but there are many challenges identified. JEL flokkun: M1, M2

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Clusters and Cluster-Based Development Policy

Cited by 60 publications

References 36 publications

Economic issues of innovation clusters-based industrial policy: a critical overview

Economic issues of innovation clusters-based industrial policy: a critical overview

The Power of Place: A Case Study of Auckland’s Design Creative Industries

Einkenni og áskoranir tónlistarklasa á Íslandi

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