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Learning from Clusters
. Ed(S): Boschma, Ron A . (Utrecht University); Kloosterman, Robert C.
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Description for Learning from Clusters
Hardback. The topic of clustering is a central one in debates on the relationship between the global and the local. This book addresses both conceptual and empirical issues on clustering, learning and regional development. It represents the state of affairs in this body of literature in a critical way and gives an overview of all the developments. Editor(s): Boschma, Ron A . (Utrecht University); Kloosterman, Robert C. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 796.
Jan Lambooy retired in October 2002. When Jan was asked how he wanted to celebrate this occasion, he was adamant that no great festivities should take place. Characteristically, Jan wanted just a scientific conference so he “could learn something from it” and, as he insisted, no great festivities. So that is what we did and a conference was organised in Amsterdam on 25 October 2002, hosted by the Faculty of Economics and Econometrics of the University of Amsterdam. Friends of Jan’s from academia in the Netherlands and abroad participated and thus paid homage to Jan, both as a scientist and ... Read more
Jan Lambooy retired in October 2002. When Jan was asked how he wanted to celebrate this occasion, he was adamant that no great festivities should take place. Characteristically, Jan wanted just a scientific conference so he “could learn something from it” and, as he insisted, no great festivities. So that is what we did and a conference was organised in Amsterdam on 25 October 2002, hosted by the Faculty of Economics and Econometrics of the University of Amsterdam. Friends of Jan’s from academia in the Netherlands and abroad participated and thus paid homage to Jan, both as a scientist and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
Series
Geojournal Library
Number of Pages
434
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402036712
SKU
V9781402036712
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Reviews for Learning from Clusters
"Clusters and clustering are popular policy tools much given to critical academic comment. The book explores this paradox, addressing convincingly the shortcomings of the cluster approach to the analysis of and intervention in economic development processes. In doing so, it presents a critical and thought-provoking perspective on the current state of the art. Its most penetrative contributions are on the ... Read more