Abstract M artin R. and S unley P. Conceptualizing cluster evolution: beyond the life cycle
model?, Regional Studies. Although the literature on the evolution of industrial clusters is not …

Over the past few years, scholarly debates on new path development have attracted
increasing attention within the economic geography literature. This work distinguishes …

Hadjimichalis C. and Hudson R. Contemporary crisis across Europe and the crisis of
regional development theories, Regional Studies. This paper explores the prima facie …

This paper investigates the process of developing and implementing special economic
zones (SEZs) and industrial parks in Russia. Governments commonly use SEZ policies to …

In the last 15 years, Italy's industrial districts (IDs) have been undergoing profound changes.
Based on a number of empirical studies, this article analyzes several phenomena now …

Adopting a knowledge-based perspective, this study develops a framework of how Italian
industrial districts (IDs) operate and evolve as cognitive systems. First, we analyse the …

The aim of this paper is to contribute to the debate about how, in advanced countries,
industrial districts specialised in traditional manufacturing industries evolve as a …

The study of regional clusters is a core research topic in economic geography (Markusen,
1996; Martin & Sunley, 2003; Maskell, 2001). Starting from research on industrial districts …

abstract The existing research on industrial districts is fragmented, and yields conflicting
advice for managers about the benefits and costs of locating in an industrial district. We …

Purpose–This paper aims at investigating the multifaceted nature of innovation networks by
focusing on two research questions: Do cluster actors exchange only one type of innovation …