Reprinted due to Unprecedented Demand!

Industrial Clusters in Local and

Regional Economies :
A post Porter approach to the identification and
evaluation of clusters in north Dublin

Dr. Helen McGrath, Dublin Institute of Technology

ISBN : 978-0-9555781-1-3
Format: Paperback, 240 Pages
RRP: €60.00/£55.00/$85.00

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In a departure from the predominantly Porter (1990;

1998) influenced cluster studies that were performed
on Irish manufacturing throughout the 1990s (i.e.
studies which examined primarily market based
relationships in the national context) this book focuses
on local and regional industry concentrations and the
nature of inter-firm relationships within those
concentrations. Underpinning this approach is a broad
theoretical framework that combines three streams of
related literature: industrial districts, Porter's clusters
and regional systems of innovation.

This book offers empirical insight into industrial clustering in the Irish context and in particular
inter-firm dynamics in traditional, local industrial sectors: fish processing; printing; and bakery.
By compiling and reviewing the relevant theoretical and empirical cluster literature and
offering a step-by-step guide as to how to identify clusters at a local and regional level this
book appeals to both academic researchers and policy makers who wish to undertake similar
studies.
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