By Scott Wallsten, Ashish Arora, Suma Athreye, Erran Carmel, Kevin Davis, Catherine de Fontenay, Michael Horvath, Gordon Moore, John Richards, AnnaLee Saxenian, Salvatore Torrisi
Edited by Timothy Bresnahan, Alfonso Gambardella
Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2003
275 pages
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: April 2004
Hardcover
ISBN: 0521827221
The contributions to this study of the origins of centers of industrial and technological innovation (such as Silicon Valley) reveal that these concentrated clusters of entrepreneurial high tech firms are characterized by rapid economic growth. No other analysts have examined how such clusters start, although many earlier works have studied Silicon Valley. The study's contributors conclude that the key public and business policy elements of starting a cluster are common to many regions, countries, and time periods.
AEI resident scholar Scott Wallsten wrote the chapter entitled "The Role of Government in Regional Technology Development: The Effects of Science Parks and Public Venture Capital."
Table of Contents
Introduction
Learning the Silicon Valley Way Gordon Moore and Kevin Davis
Israel's Silicon Wadi: The Forces behind Cluster Formation Catherine de Fontenay and Erran Carmel
In the Footsteps of Silicon Valley? Indian and Irish Software in the International Division of Labor Ashish Arora, Alfonso Gambardella, and Salvatore Torrisi
Agglomeration and Growth: A Study of the Cambridge Hi-Tech Cluster Suma Athreye
Clusters, Competition, and "Global Players" in ICT Markets: The Case of Scandinavia John Richards
Taiwan's Hsinchu Region: Imitator and Partner for Silicon Valley AnnaLee Saxenian
The Role of Government in Regional Technology Development: The Effects of Public Venture Capital and Science Parks Scott Wallsten
Imitating Silicon Valley: Regional Comparisons of Innovation Activity Based on Venture Capital Flows Michael Horvath
Conclusion--Old Economy Inputs for New Economy Outcomes: What Have We Learned? Timothy Bresnahan and Alfonso Gambardella
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