Discussing the Concepts of Cluster and Industrial District
- Ortega-Colomer, Francisco Javier
- Molina-Morales, Francesc Xavier
- Fernández de Lucio, Ignacio
ISSN: 0718-2724
Year of publication: 2016
Volume: 11
Issue: 2
Pages: 139-147
Type: Article
More publications in: Journal of Technology Management & Innovation
Abstract
The significance and popularity of the cluster and industrial district concepts claim for a deeper reflection. The analysis of one of the European Commission’s (EC) policy documents shows inconsistencies that do not impede the formulation of normative statements. That way we answer the question of why and how cluster ideas have substituted industrial district principles and the consequences derived from that phenomenon.