On the last decades, European countries have increased their focus on local production systems as a matter of industrial policy measures. Based on the works related to industrial districts of Becatini (1989), Brusco (1990), Ybarra (1991 and 1996) and Dei Ottati (1994), or the later contributions...

The appearance in scientific life some new notions and terms adequate to them is a natural process. In the field of research laws and regularities of spacial economics more and more popular now is becoming the notion of regional or territorial cluster. It should be agreed with those researchers...

Aus der Neuen Institutionenökonomik und der evolutorischen Theorie werden die Bestimmungsfaktoren für Innovationen und die Wirkungen von institutionellem Wandel abgeleitet. Das Buch bietet einen systematischen Überblick über verwandte Ansätze wie Innovationsnetzwerke und -systeme,...