A framework for assessing cluster development

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 352-366

  Colgan, Charles S ^a   Baker, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clusters; Evaluation; RandD; Technology

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345415204     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242403256667     Document Type: Article

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