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Promoting regional networking and cluster formation in East Germany: a chance for setting up new regional growth regimes in an economically volatile environment?

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  • Knut Koschatzky
  • Vivien Lo

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Undoubtedly, networks and clusters greatly gained importance in theory building and in policymaking during the last decade. The general consensus is that the increase in the knowledge content and complexity of economic processes requires the exploitation of synergy effects through bundling different resources to a greater degree and thus intensive network and cluster building. Referring to regulation theory, network economics and the cluster approach, the objective of this paper is to discuss whether the promotion of networks and clusters in the specific economic situation of East Germany might be a sustainable strategy for setting up new regional growth regimes and thus for contributing to economic growth. Saxony as one of the six East German federal Lander is used as a case study because it possesses many years of experience in the promotion of regional networks and clusters.

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  • Knut Koschatzky & Vivien Lo, 2007. "Promoting regional networking and cluster formation in East Germany: a chance for setting up new regional growth regimes in an economically volatile environment?," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 7(2/3/4/5), pages 462-481.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijeima:v:7:y:2007:i:2/3/4/5:p:462-481
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    1. Rolf Sternberg & Matthias Kiese & Dennis Stockinger, 2010. "Cluster Policies in the US and Germany: Varieties of Capitalism Perspective on Two High-Tech States," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 28(6), pages 1063-1082, December.
    2. Matthias Kiese, 2010. "Policy Transfer and Institutional Learning: An Evolutionary Perspective on Regional Cluster Policies in Germany," Chapters, in: Dirk Fornahl & Sebastian Henn & Max-Peter Menzel (ed.), Emerging Clusters, chapter 13, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    3. Dirk Fornahl & Sebastian Henn & Max-Peter Menzel (ed.), 2010. "Emerging Clusters," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 13533.
    4. Koschatzky, Knut & Stahlecker, Thomas, 2009. "Cohesion policy at the interface between regional development and the promotion of innovation," Working Papers "Firms and Region" R3/2009, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI).
    5. Koschatzky, Knutz, 2009. "Innovtion und Raum - zur räumlichen Kontextualität von Innovationen," Arbeitsmaterial der ARL: Aufsätze, in: Dannenberg, Peter & Köhler, Hadia & Lang, Thilo & Utz, Judith & Zakirova, Betka & Zimmermann, Thomas (ed.), Innovationen im Raum - Raum für Innovationen: 11. Junges Forum der ARL, 21. bis 23. Mai 2008 in Berlin, volume 127, pages 6-17, ARL – Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft.

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