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Cluster Policy: A Guide to the State of the Debate

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Although there is increasing consensus that the presence of clusters enhances economic outcomes, there is little consensus on whether there is a case for policy intervention. If cluster policy is understood as government efforts to create agglomeration artificially, the existing research finds clear reasons to be pessimistic about the ultimate welfare implications of such interventions. But if cluster policy describes government efforts to use existing agglomerations to deliver economic policies or upgrade a region’s competitiveness more effectively, the outlook is much more positive. The evidence on cluster policies actually implemented provides examples of both types, but the large majority falls into the second category. Remaining challenges have more to do with scaling up the impact of cluster efforts, dealing with emerging clusters, and adopting cluster policy to conditions in developing economies.

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Ketels, C. (2013). Cluster Policy: A Guide to the State of the Debate. In: Meusburger, P., Glückler, J., el Meskioui, M. (eds) Knowledge and the Economy. Knowledge and Space, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6131-5_13

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