This paper relies in a simple micro-model which is able to capture the impact of all major factors forwarded in the literature to explain the generation of market incentives clustering. The model helps to understand the role of each of these factors, unveiling those that play any role either as...

This paper discuss the theoretical background of the ideas which support clustering policies. It is argued that in spite of having been fostered under ideological hegemony of liberal ideas, the clustering policies framework does not rely strictly on this ideology. It also draws some conceptions...