The end of entrepreneurship is a comprehensive strategy for creating the conditions and
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In recent years, the concept of regional innovation systems has evolved into a widely used
analytical framework that generates the empirical foundation for innovation policy making …

This paper surveys some of the current methodologies employed to analyse cluster
development, as well as some of the key themes emerging from both the analytical and …

This paper explores the role of universities and research institutes (URIs) in the
development of the Chinese economy through a comparison of the development of the …

Abstract S pencer GM, V inodrai T., G ertler MS and W olfe DA Do clusters make a
difference? Defining and assessing their economic performance, Regional Studies. This …

Doloreux D.(2004) Regional innovation systems in Canada: a comparative study. Reg.
Studies 38, 481–494. The Regional Innovation System (RIS) has become a leading …

Recently there has been growing awareness of the importance of cities, large and small, as
strategic spaces in the age of globalization. They are the places where today's major public …

In recent years, the concept of Regional Innovation Systems has evolved into a widely used
analytical framework generating the empirical foundation for innovation policy making. Yet …

In recent years, the concept of Regional Innovation Systems has evolved into a widely used
analytical framework generating the empirical foundation for innovation policy making. Yet …

The elaboration of a conceptually grounded, easily replicable set of indicators for gauging
the current state and future prospects for innovation cluster development is an essential aid …