Constructing Regional Advantage: Platform Policies Based on Related Variety and Differentiated Knowledge Bases
Author
Summary, in English
ASHEIM B. T., BOSCHMA R. and COOKE P. Constructing regional advantage: platform policies based on related variety and differentiated knowledge bases, Regional Studies. This paper presents a regional innovation policy model based on the idea of constructing regional advantage. This policy model brings together concepts like related variety, knowledge bases and policy platforms. Related variety attaches importance to knowledge spillovers across complementary sectors. The paper categorizes knowledge into 'analytical' (science based), 'synthetic' (engineering based) and 'symbolic' (arts based) in nature, with different requirements of 'virtual' and real proximity mixes. The implications of this are traced for evolving 'platform policies' that facilitate economic development within and between regions in action lines appropriate to incorporate the basic principles behind related variety and differentiated knowledge bases.
Department/s
Publishing year
2011
Language
English
Pages
893-904
Publication/Series
Regional Studies
Volume
45
Issue
7
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Topic
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
- Human Geography
Keywords
- Related variety
- Differentiated knowledge bases
- Platform policy
- Regional innovation policy
- Regional branching
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1360-0591