Introduction : aims of the book -- The emergent knowledge economy : concepts and evidence -- Knowledge-based sectors … : key drivers of innovation and models of knowledge exchange -- Local clusters and global networks -- Varieties of business … collaboration and clustering -- Austrian catch-up in knowledge-based sectors : research exploitation, spatial clustering and …

1. Trends and drivers of the knowledge economy / Philip Cooke and Carla De Laurentis -- 2. The rationale for Eurodite … knowledge dynamics in the food and drinks sector / Jesper Manniche -- 4. Comparative analysis of selected European biotechnology … platforms / Philip Cooke ... [et al] -- 5. Knowledge phases, cognitive and relational distance in ICT alliance networks …