Preface. 1: Clustering, learning and regional development, Ron A. Boschma & Robert Kloosterman. Part I: The 'Cluster' Model. 2: A systematic perspective on local development, Sergio Conti. 3: Cluster dynamics, Bart Nooteboom & Rosalinde Klein Woolthuis. 4: Embedded local growth: a theory taken too far?, Michael Taylor. 5: Beyond the learning region: the dialectics of innovation and culture in territorial development, Frank Moulaert & Jacques Nussbaumer. 6: Economic development, institutions and trust, Gert-Jan M. Linders, Henri L.F. de Groot & Peter Nijkamp. 7: Social capital and regional development: an empirical analysis of the Third Italy, Ron A. Boschma. 8: Regional innovation systems, varieties of capitalism and non-local relations: challenges from the globalising economy, Bjørn T. Asheim & Sverre J. Herstad. 9: Delirious Rotterdam: The formation of an innovative cluster of architectural firms, Robert C. Kloosterman & Eva Stegmeijer. 10: Competitiveness in regional clusters. The case of Océ's 'Knowledge Industry Clustering' project, Roel Rutten & Frans Boekema Part II: The Impacts of ICT and Externalities on Urban Development. 11: Urban milieux: from theory to empirical findings, Roberto Camagni & Roberta Capello. 12: The spatial clustering of knowledge-intensive services: computing services in the Netherlands, Anet Weterings. 13: Dynamic information externalities and employment growth in the Netherlands, Frank G. van Oort, Daan P. van Soest & Shelby D. Gerking. 14: New regional economics: about virtual agglomeration effects, Luc Soete. 15: 'Old' and 'new' economy and services, Peter W. Daniels. 16: Economic capabilities and strategic clusters: new perspectives for national and regional economic policy, Pieter P. Tordoir. Part III: Concluding Remarks. 17: Further learning from clusters, Robert C. Kloosterman & Ron A.Boschma About the authors
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