Business Networks

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- 1. Networks and Regional Development: Perspectives and Unresolved Issues -- 2. Flexible Specialization in Regional Networks -- 3. Regional-Industrial Networks and the Role of Labour -- 4. Rationalizing State Economic Development -- 5. Quebec's Strategy to Foster Value-Adding Interfirm Cooperation -- 6. The Industrial Resurgence of Southern California? -- 7. Strategic Economic Cooperation and Employment Relations Issues -- 8. The Social Embeddedness of Industrial District Networks -- 9. Why Do Industries Cluster? -- 10. Regional Clusters and Economic Development: A Research Agenda -- References -- List of Contributors -- Index -- Backmatter