Entrepreneurship and Regional Development The Role of Clusters
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development aims to make a theoretical and practical contribution meeting the need for studies on the impact of clusters on entrepreneurship and societal outcomes. This book aims to answer the following research question: Do
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Entrepreneurship and Regional Development The Role of Clusters Héctor O. Rocha IAE Business School, Argentina
© Héctor O. Rocha 2013 Foreword © David B. Audretsch 2013 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2013 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.
ISBN 978-1-349-45232-3
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DOI 10.1057/9781137298263 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
To Ines, my wife, and Esteban, Efrain, Ignacio, Jose, Tobias, Miguel, Lourdes, Sofía, and Pilar, our children For who they are and what they mean to me: an example of how love and sacrifice join forces to help one understand what is important To the memory of Sumantra Ghoshal For what he will always mean to me: an example of passion for solving real puzzles and unlocking human potential to understand and change reality for the better
Contents List of Tables and Figures
viii
Foreword by David B. Audretsch
xi
Preface
xiii
Acknowledgements
xv
About the Author
xvii
List of Abbreviations
xviii
1 Introduction
1
2 Reviewing and Discovering the Concepts
42
3 Elaborating a Socioeconomic Theory of the Impact of Clusters on Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Regional Outcomes
155
4 Preparing the Terrain for Empirical Testing
184
5 Getting Results
216
6 Making an Academic and Policy Contribution
231
Appendices
272
Notes
297
Bibliography
307
Index
333
vii
Tables and Figures
Tables 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.
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