The literature on cluster development almost unanimously regard ‘clusters' as the co-location of businesses along a supply-chain ultimately culminating in the territorial concentration of certain economic activities. This paper presents a different strategy of cluster development, the...

Economic diversification is high on the governmental agenda of many natural resourcebased economies. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is a case in point, as the governments there are making substantial investments in high-tech industries such as semiconductors, the aerospace industry...

Policy instruments introduced with the aim of promoting environmental sustainability are often designed and evaluated in terms of their impact in facilitating technological change. The bulk of ‘green' policy instruments that have emerged in recent decades have had as their target the...

In an increasingly globalised economy, the ability to draw in innovations and ideas from elsewhere and build on them to create value at home has become a powerful facility for economic growth. Since some places are better at adopting and adapting borrowed ideas than others, the process of...

"This book explores start-ups that thrived against the odds in places where start-up success was deemed to be unlikely. Discussing a number of technology start-ups from around the world that have succeded without state backing nor local venture and seed capital. Black Swan Start-ups provides...