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This paper assesses the relationships between public policy and the development of industrial clusters. A conceptual model of the relationship between public policies and the development of industrial clusters is developed and tested using data from 43 European industrial clusters. The results...

McDonald F., Huang Q., Tsagdis D. and Tuselmann H. J. (2007) Is there evidence to support Porter-type cluster policies?, Regional Studies 41, 39-49. The paper examines the views, often associated with Porter, that clusters with deep collaborative networks and established local supply chains have...