It has been increasingly recognized that the competitive opportunities of industrial clusters have become a critical element of national, state, regional, and local plan activities. The Hsinchu Science-based Industry Park is the most successful industry cluster of Taiwan, it was established in...

Can extending social welfare expenditures promote economic growth? This issue has been discussed extensively, with some research pointing to net benefits while others find a net negative impact. Insight can be gained by careful analysis of several sub-questions. For example, for two countries...