Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Introduction; 1 The Process of Institutionalization of Innovation and Production Ecosystems; 1.1. Technologies, rules and learning dynamics; 1.2. Innovation and production ecosystems and globalization; 1.3. Synthesis; 1.4. Conclusion; 2 The Problems Raised by the Analysis of Innovation and Production Ecosystems; 2.1. Justifying public intervention; 2.2. Innovation and production ecosystems and open innovation; 2.3. Industrial structures; 2.4. Conclusion; 3 American Innovation and Production Ecosystems.
  • 3.1. Characteristics of American innovation and production ecosystems3.2. Biotechnology clusters; 3.3. Conclusion; 4 Competitiveness Poles; 4.1. Why develop competitiveness poles?; 4.2. Competitiveness poles and the legacy of systèmes productifs locaux (SPL); 4.3. Analyzing; 4.4. Conclusion; 5 European Innovation and Production Ecosystems; 5.1. The cluster analysis framework; 5.2. The Cambridge science and technology cluster; 5.3. The foundations of cluster policy; 5.4. Conclusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; End User License Agreement.