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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Cluster as a Development Policy Tool: The Turkish Experience

Authors : Melih Bulu, Murat Yalçıntaş

Published in: Economic Planning and Industrial Policy in the Globalizing Economy

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Clusters became very popular in the last decade as a development policy tool in the world. In this study, we analyzed the Turkish experience of cluster-based development policies. Following a secondary research regarding the Turkish experience, we conducted in-depth interviews with cluster experts from various state organizations, universities, and private sector companies. Our findings show even if a vast amount of resources were spent by the state organizations for the cluster development projects, the outcome is not as successful as the cluster development projects led by the private sector.

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Metadata
Title
Cluster as a Development Policy Tool: The Turkish Experience
Authors
Melih Bulu
Murat Yalçıntaş
Copyright Year
2015
Book
Economic Planning and Industrial Policy in the Globalizing Economy

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-06473-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-06474-1

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06474-1_15

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