Clusters, Proximities and Networks

Christophe Carrincazeaux (1) , Michel Grossetti (2) , Damien Talbot (1)

1 GREThA - Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée
2 LISST - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Solidarités, Sociétés, Territoires

In the Marshallian tradition of industrial districts, alongside theories of regional systems(Cooke, 2001), national innovation systems (Lundvall, 1992), local productive systems(Courlet & Soulage, 1994) or innovative environments (Camagni & Maillat, 2006), thecluster concept is usually treated in its spatial dimension, considering quite correctly thatgeographic proximity between firms constitutes a real factor in the diffusion of informationand knowledge (Porter, 1998). (...)

Domaines: Économie et finance quantitative [q-fin]

Christophe Carrincazeaux, Michel Grossetti, Damien Talbot. Clusters, Proximities and Networks. European Planning Studies, 2008, 16 (5), pp.613-616. ⟨10.1080/09654310802049091⟩. ⟨hal-03389778⟩