Since the mid-1990s German technology policy has experienced a paradigmatic shift from standard grant schemes towards a region-oriented and competition-based R&D policy. Currently, a new policy experiment, the InterClust contest, is under way, trying to simultaneously foster place-based...

"This expertly edited book investigates the role of specific clusters and cluster policies for the competitiveness and development of regions facing stagnation and decline, or challenges of catching up or transforming their economic structures. Bringing together a team of skilled contributors,...