A MULTI-LAYER ANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVE CLUSTERS IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY. A CASE STUDY ON POLAND
A MULTI-LAYER ANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVE CLUSTERS IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY. A CASE STUDY ON POLAND
Author(s): Karima KOURTIT, Peter NIJKAMPSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Editura Universității „Dunărea de Jos”, Galați
Keywords: regional development; regional clusters; strategic regional position
Summary/Abstract: Regional development policy in the past years is increasingly dominated by cluster strategies. This means a dedicated orientation towards selective industrial initiatives (often of a high-tech and cognitive nature). In the present study the notion of effective cluster – characterized by intense social and human capital is introduced as a systematic framework for assessing regional development policy. The paper presents a specific tool, viz., a Balanced Dashboard, to offer an operational evaluation instrument based on a multidimensional policy perspective. The relevance of this approach is illustrated by means of a multi-layer application of the proposed analytical framework to the Aviation Valley in the Podkarpackie region in South-East Poland.
Journal: Public Administration & Regional Studies
- Issue Year: 10/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 5-24
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English