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This article originally was published as a Law and Policy Paper. The Law and Policy Papers series was established in 1994 by the Centre for International and Public Law in the Faculty of Law, the Australian National University. The series publishes papers contributing to understanding and discussion on matters relating to law and public policy, especially those that are the subject of contemporary debate. In 1999 the papers were published jointly by the Centre for International and Public Law and The Federation Press. This article is reproduced in the Federal Law Review with the permission of the original publishers.

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Political Science ◽

10.1177/003231878503700107 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 77-79

Author(s):

Ann Chowning

Keyword(s):

Social Change ◽

Papua New Guinea ◽

New Guinea ◽

National University

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From Networks to Clusters and Back Again

Small Business Clustering Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-126-1.ch008 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 160-183

Author(s):

Martin Perry

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

New Zealand ◽

Regional Development ◽

Development Policy ◽

Cluster Formation ◽

Business Development ◽

Policy Intervention ◽

Business Growth ◽

Trade Promotion ◽

Effective Cluster

Since the mid-1990s, trade promotion and regional development policy in New Zealand has aimed to promote business growth by encouraging various forms of interfirm cooperation. This chapter reviews the case for public policy intervention in cluster formation and highlights policy insight, drawing on the author’s evaluations of the ways that New Zealand policymakers have sought to encourage business cooperation through networks, alliances, and clusters. The chapter makes a case for cluster intervention but cautions against too much optimism in the contribution that clusters can make to business development. By explaining the particular influences behind successful projects in New Zealand, it is hoped that researchers and policymakers can obtain a better understanding of the conditions needed for effective cluster-based cooperation.

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