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Constructing regional advantage: Platform policies based on related variety and differentiated knowledge bases

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Bjørn Asheim
Ron A. Boschma ()
Philip Cooke

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The article presents a regional innovation policy model, based on the idea of constructing regional advantage. This policy model brings together concepts like related variety, knowledge bases and policy platforms. Related variety attaches great importance to knowledge spillovers across complementary sectors, possibly in a region. Then, the paper categorises knowledge into ‘analytical’ (science based), ‘synthetic’ (engineering based) and ‘symbolic’ (artistic based) in nature, with different ‘virtual’ and real proximity mixes. Finally, the implications of this are traced for evolving ‘platform policies’ that facilitate economic development within and between regions in action lines appropriate to related variety and differentiated knowledge bases.

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Paper provided by Utrecht University, Section of Economic Geography in its series Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) with number 0709.

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Date of creation: Nov 2007
Date of revision: Nov 2007
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Keywords: Related variety; Differentiated knowledge bases; Platform policy; Regional innovation policy;

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R11 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Analysis of Growth, Development, and Changes
R58 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Policy
O38 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change - - - Government Policy
B52 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Institutional; Evolutionary

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  1. Jensen, Morten Berg & Johnson, Bjorn & Lorenz, Edward & Lundvall, Bengt Ake, 2007. "Forms of knowledge and modes of innovation," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 36(5), pages 680-693, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  3. Todtling, Franz & Trippl, Michaela, 2005. "One size fits all?: Towards a differentiated regional innovation policy approach," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 34(8), pages 1203-1219, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Skokan, Karel & Rumpel, Petr, 2007. "Constructing Regional Advantage: Does it matter for Czech regions?," MPRA Paper 12378, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
  2. Coenen, Lars & Moodysson, Jerker, 2008. "Putting Constructed Regional Advantage into Swedish Practice? The case of the VINNVÄXT initiative 'Food Innovation at Interfaces'," CIRCLE Electronic Working Paper Series 2008-11, CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), Lund University. [Downloadable!]
  3. Luciana Lazzeretti & Rafael Boix & Francesco Capone, 2009. "Why do creative industries cluster? An analysis of the determinants of clustering of creative industries," IERMB Working Paper in economics 0902, Institut d'Estudis Regionals i Metropolitans de Barcelona. [Downloadable!]
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