Regionálne priemyselné klastre a problémy (nielen) s ich identifikáciou
Regional Industrial Clusters and Problems (not only) with their Identification

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, the concept of clusters is being indiscriminately accepted as an im-portant path to the competitiveness of industries and spatial units. The aim of the paper is to present the concept of (regional industrial) clusters pointing to its historic predecessors. Above all, reasons that cause its ambiguity and the con-fronting attitudes of the scientific and political authorities are discussed. Based on the literature study, the problems connected with an especially free and flexible definition and delimitation of clusters are emphasized, as they may offer pragmatic and simple solutions but also cause numerous theoretical/methodological problems. The paper concentrates on problems associated with identifica-tion of clusters and choice of appropriate methodical approaches for its indus-trial and spatial delimitation. Some risks connected with the general glorification of the role of clusters in industrial and regional development without taking into account the local and regional specific features are also pointed to.

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