the basis of the cluster idea. Clusters represent an important instrument for promoting industrial development, innovation …

its innovation system and the interplay between the firm and the non-firm sector. We argue that, in any economy, when … generated a sub-optimal outcome. Market forces did not result in the western-style innovation system, but a hybrid one, with …-down" supply-driven allocation of resources and a reliance on external (but domestic) network of sources for innovation and capital …

potential suppliers generate and sell the most suitable innovation. Moreover, procurement by public agencies and large firms … the degree of competition between suppliers, as well as other more practical indirect ways to stimulate innovation. We … discuss the effects of standard setting activities by large, often public, procurers on innovation races. We evaluate how …

processes of innovation and diffusion of a general purpose technology (GPT) take place. There is also an analysis of the …

development model, based on SMEs, which is founded on the specialization of productions, on innovation and internationalization …

process of innovation, needed to be successful. The model also shows in a new framework how, due to the cumulative nature of … this innovation process, it is possible to obtain equilibria with regional income di®erentiation, even in the presence of …

The study of the relationships between innovation and the competitiveness of industries is an important topic for both … economics view. Both traditions agree on the important role played by innovation and the intersectoral diffusion of advanced … play a fundamental role for shaping innovation patterns and their impacts on the competitiveness of industries. …

innovation. In other words, competitiveness is a necessary but not sufficient condition for continued prosperity. Hence, the need …

innovation, uphold the new national leaders in leading edge sectors, promote the creation of jobs in the industrial sector. …