The Dynamics of Industrial Clustering: International Comparisons in Computing and Biotechnology

by G. M. Peter Swann, Martha Prevezer, David Stout

Overview

Why do firms in high-technology industries cluster at particular locations? Comparing the clustering process in the UK and the US in both computing and biotechnology, the contributors to this volume establish that new firms have been attracted to particular sites by the presence of opportunities not taken up by incumbent firms.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198289593
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/28/1998
Pages:	358
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.94(d)
Lexile:	1500L (what's this?)

About the Author

Peter Swann is the European Managing Editor of the journal, Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, G. M. Peter Swann and Martha Prevezer2. Clusters, Innovation, and Growth: A Survey of the Literature, Rui Baptista3. Towards a Model of Clustering in High-Technology Industries, G. M. Peter Swann4. Clusters in the US Computing Industry, G. M. Peter Swann5. Clustering Dynamics in the UK Computer Industries: A Comparison with the USA, Rui Baptista and G. M. Peter Swann6. Clustering in Biotechnology in the USA, Martha Prevezer7. Clustering and UK Biotechnology, Simon Shohet8. Comparison and Interaction between Computing and Biotechnology, Martha Prevezer9. Clusters and Competitiveness: A Policy Perspective, Paul Temple10. Conclusions, G. M. Peter Swann and Martha PrevezerReferences