Building High-Tech Clusters

Silicon Valley and Beyond

Timothy Bresnahan, Alfonso Gambardella

370 pages, parution le 04/06/2004

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National economic growth is fueled by the development of high technology clusters such as Silicon Valley. The contributors examine the founding of ten clusters that have been successful at an early stage of growth in information technology. Their key finding is that the economics of starting a cluster is very different from the positive feedback loop that sustains an established cluster. While 'nothing succeeds like success' in an established cluster, far more difficult, risky and unlikely are the initial conditions that give rise to successful clusters. The contributors find regularities in the start of the successful clusters studied, including Silicon Valley 40 years ago. These cases contain ‘old economy’ factors such as competencies, firm building capabilities, managerial skills, and connection to markets, more than the flamboyant 'new economy' factors that have been highlighted in recent years.

Contributors
Gordon Moore, Kevin Davis, Catherine de Fontenay, Erran Carmel, Ashish Arora, Alfonso Gambardella, Salvatore Torrisi, Suma Athreye, John Richards, AnnaLee Saxenian, Scott Wallsten, Michael Horvath, Timothy Bresnahan

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Introduction
Learning the Silicon Valley Way
Israel's Silicon Wadi: The Forces behind Cluster Formation
In the Footsteps of Silicon Valley? Indian and Irish Software in the International Division of Labor
Agglomeration and Growth: A Study of the Cambridge High-Tech Cluster
Clusters, Competition, and "Global Players" in ICT Markets: The Case of Scandinavia
Taiwan's Hsinchu Region: Imitator and Partner for Silicon Valley
The Role of Government in Regional Technology Development: The Effects of Public Venture Capital and Science Parks
Imitating Silicon Valley: Regional Comparisons of Innovation Activity Based on Venture Capital Flows
Old-economy Inputs for New-Economy Outcomes: What Have we Learned?

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Timothy Bresnahan, Alfonso Gambardella
Parution	04/06/2004
Nb. de pages	370
Format	16 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	660g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521827225
ISBN13	978-0-521-82722-5