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A Critical Assessment Of The 'cluster Model', Underlining The Need For Proper Theoretical Analysis Of Its Form, Use And Implications. Written By A Panel Of Eminent Scholars In The Field, This Book Poses Challenging And Thought-provoking Questions. The Rise Of The Cluster Concept In Regional Analysis And Policy: A Critical Assessment / Bjørn Asheim, Philip Cooke And Ron Martin -- What Qualifies As A Cluster Theory? / Peter Maskell And Leïla Kebir -- True Clusters: A Severe Case Of Conceptual Headache / Anders Malmberg And Dominic Power -- In Search Of A Useful Theory Of Spatial Clustering: Agglomeration Versus Active Clustering / Fiorenza Belussi -- Cutting Through The Chaos: Towards A New Typology Of Industrial Districts And Clusters / Ivana Paniccia -- Entrepreneurs As Agents In The Formation Of Industrial Clusters / Maryann Feldman And Johanna L. Francis -- Innovation, Learning And Cluster Dynamics / Bart Nooteboom -- Do Clusters Or Innovation Systems Drive Competitiveness? / James Simmie -- The Role Of Clusters In Knowledge Creation And Diffusion: An Institutional Perspective / David B. Audretsch And Erik E. Lehmann -- Do Clusters 'think'?: An Institutional Perspective On Knowledge Creation And Diffusion In Clusters / Michael Steiner -- Spaces Of Knowledge Flows: Clusters In A Global Context / Meric S. Gertler And David A. Wolf -- Spatial And Organizational Patterns Of Labour Markets In Industrial Clusters: The Case Of Hollywood / Allen Scott -- When Is Proactive Cluster Policy Appropriate? / G.m. Peter Swan -- Putting Clusters In Their Place / Nick Henry, Jane Pollard And Paul Benneworth. Edited By Bjørn Asheim, Philip Cooke And Ron Martin. Series Numbered Retrospectively. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.