This paper investigates ways in which firms in three Norwegian regional clusters, dominated by shipbuilding, mechanical engineering, and the electronics industry, use both place-specific, local knowledge resources, and external, world-class knowledge to increase their competitiveness.The three...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): 1. Sebastiano Brusco (1982), 'The Emilian Model: Productive Decentralisation and Social Integration', Cambridge Journal of Economics, 6 (2), June, 167-84 -- 2. Giacomo Becattini (1990), 'The Marshallian Industrial District as a Socio-Economic Notion', in...