Clusters and Globalisation

Edited by Christos Pitelis, Queens College, Cambridge, UK, Roger Sugden, University of British Columbia, Canada and James R. Wilson, Orkestra – Basque Institute of Competitiveness, Spain and Deusto Business School, Spain

• Contents: Foreword: Furthering the Aims and Objectives of L’institute Roger Sugden and James R. Wilson1. IntroductionChristos Pitelis, Roger Sugden and James R. Wilson2. A Conceptual Framework for Firm Cooperation and Clusters, and their Impact on Productivity Christos Pitelis and Anastasia Pseiridis3. Clusters, Governance and the Development of Local Economies: A Framework for Case Studies Roger Sugden, Ping Wei and James R. WilsonAppendix: The Development of Local Economies and the Possible Impact of Public Policy: A Framework for Case Studies J. Robert Branston, Lauretta Rubini, Silvia Sacchetti, Roger Sugden, Ping Wei and James R. Wilson4. A Perspective on Clusters, Localities and Specific Public Goods Marco Bellandi5. Knowledge and Clusters Nick Henry and Steven Pinch6. FDI, Clusters and Knowledge Sourcing Lisa De Propris and Nigel Driffield7. The Institutional Dynamics at Work in Territories: Between Local Governance and Global Regulation Jean-Pierre Gilly and Jacques Perrat8. Local Clusters, Trust, Confidence and Proximity Claude Dupuy and André Torre9. Clustering of Productive Activities: A Terrain for Employment Relations Miriam Quintana and Valeria Pulignano10. Cluster Trajectories in Developing Countries: A Stage and Eclectic Approach Applied to Survival Clusters in Central America Mario Davide Parrilli11. Globalisation, Governance and Clusters: North Staffordshire Ceramic and Prato Textile Industries Silvia Sacchetti and Philip R. Tomlinson12. The Policy Process: Clusters versus Spatial Networks in the Basque Country Mari Jose Aranguren, Miren Larrea and Itziar Navarro13. Is Distance Dead? High-Tech Clusters, Analysis and Policy PerspectivesMarco R. Di Tommaso, Daniele Paci, Lauretta Rubini and Stuart O. SchweitzerIndex

'This book offers a rich mix of conceptual perspectives that reflect the wide conceptual and theoretical interest in clusters. . . The book is a valuable contribution to the cluster debate, able to offer critical insights of interest for both academic researchers and economic development bodies concerned with the design of cluster policies.'