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Silicon Valley in Eastern Slovakia? Neoliberalism, Post-Socialism and the Knowledge Economy

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The essay critically examines the prospect of emulating a Silicon Valley-style regional development in the post-socialist context of East-Central Europe. It underlines the problematic nature of the Silicon Valley concept itself and examines the way in which the concept has been ‘domesticated’ in Košice, a peripheral region in eastern Slovakia undergoing a painful post-socialist transformation towards the market economy. In doing so, the essay also highlights links between neoliberalism, post-socialism and the knowledge-based economy.

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  • Martin Sokol, 2013. "Silicon Valley in Eastern Slovakia? Neoliberalism, Post-Socialism and the Knowledge Economy," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 65(7), pages 1324-1343.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:65:y:2013:i:7:p:1324-1343
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2013.822714
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    1. Paul Vallance & Jiří Blažek & John Edwards & Viktor Květoň, 2018. "Smart specialisation in regions with less-developed research and innovation systems: A changing role for universities?," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 36(2), pages 219-238, March.
    2. Oto Hudec & Marek Lavcak, 2015. "The late turn-out of the Slovak star-up factories: locational and institutional factors," ERSA conference papers ersa15p1242, European Regional Science Association.

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