The challenges of pursuing cluster policy in the congested state

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 492-505

  Burfitt, Alex ^a   Macneill, Stewart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cluster policy; Governance; Regional economic development

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 45249084379     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2008.00784.x     Document Type: Article

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