Industrial Strategy

INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY RESEARCH TEAM

Dita Eckardt, Inna Grinis, Jay Lee, Ryohei Nakamura, and Victoria Peihang Lu

We are working on a project commissioned by the New Economics Foundation (http://www.neweconomics.org/) concerned with developing an Industrial Strategy for the UK, and particularly improving the competitive advantage of the North East clusters. The reports and reviews below were used by the NEF as an aide in preparing their Meeting briefings and Discussion Papers.  
  

CLUSTER ANALYSIS:

_ International clusters:

* Chemicals (Dita Eckardt)

* Renewable energy and waste conversion (Inna Grinis)

* Software (Jay Lee)

* Automotive industry (Ryohei Nakamura)

* Health care (Victoria Peihang Lu)

_ Cluster theory:

* Synthesis (Inna Grinis)

Article reviews:

_ "Advantages for the Small Business Locating in a Vibrant Cluster", Adrian T.H. Kuah (2002) (Dita Eckardt)

_ "Clusters, Convergence, and Economic Performance", Mercedes Delgado, Michael E. Porter, Scott Stern (2011) (Inna Grinis)

_ "What was new about cluster theory?", Y. Motoyama (2008) (Jay Lee)

_ "Porter’s Cluster Strategy versus Industrial Targeting", Douglas Woodward (2005) (Ryohei Nakamura)

_ "Whither or not industrial cluster: conclusions or confusions?", R. vom Hofe, K. Chen, (2006) (Victoria Peihang Lu)