Recent years have seen strong interest and a growing amount of research and teaching on the phenomenon of economic and business 'clusters'. Even in a global world particular localities appear to have distinctive advantages. A key consideration for industrial policy and business location decisions, this book brings together cutting edge work on the issue by leading international scholars. - ;Governments and regional authorities often express the belief that the key to prosperity and economic expansion is related to the ability of countries to sustain regional clusters of competitiveness and inn. Read less