Politique industrielle et gouvernance : l'expérience des clusters innovants en Espagne

Ybarra, Josep-Antoni; Sánchez, Rafael Domenech

doi:10.3917/inno.044.0105

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“…The same occurs with the initiatives for the stimulus of innovative clusters when local firms and communities do not participate in its design and implementation (Ybarra and Domenech, 2014). The initiatives gave good results when the local actors and firms play an active role as happens with the technological centers in the Basque country, Catalonia, and Valencia.…”

Section: Moving Beyond Geography: the Institutionsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Firm networks are weak because relations between firms are articulated through family ties, the firms use traditional technologies and low-skilled human resources, and they sell their products in local markets. In addition, when ties with the main innovative firm of a network are established, it may be that the dependant relations between firms are too strong to allow its own local development process, as occurs with the value chains of the large tractor firms in Spain (Ybarra and Domenech, 2014).…”

Section: Local Development Initiatives: Learning From Realitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Endogenous development and institutions: Challenges for local development initiatives

Vázquez-Barquero

Cohard

2016

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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This paper discusses the relevance of local development policy as an instrument for regional development. Endogenous development strives to obtain self-sustained development in urban and rural areas and argues that institutions that facilitate the introduction of innovations leading to diversification of productive activities and market access are key to the process. The efficiency of local initiatives depends on the agreement between local actors on strategies and goals, as well as local communities’ participation in the management and control of development initiatives. The effectiveness of local initiatives confronts important challenges, such as compatibility of goals, interaction of the forces of development, and strengthening of institutions. Therefore, endogenous development is always a slow process that demands the evolution of institutions and requires specific local initiatives and actions for each territory.

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Section: Moving Beyond Geography: the Institutionsmentioning

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Section: Local Development Initiatives: Learning From Realitymentioning

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Endogenous development and institutions: Challenges for local development initiatives

Vázquez-Barquero

Cohard

2016

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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“…There, resilience is featured as one of the best options to resist and respond in the long run to achieve any kind of up‐grading (Rodríguez‐Cohard, Sánchez‐Martínez, & Gallego, ). On the other hand, some territorial initiatives trying to respond to global challenges have implemented non‐tailored actions in line with cluster policies. Results have been insufficient for local productive systems when politicians have widened the initiative to other actors in order to attend non‐strategic interests (Ybarra & Doménech, ). Yet, policy proposals in this line have been successful when they have taken into account traditional cooperation dynamics within the territory, instead of being created ex nihilo (Courlet & Pecqueur, ).…”

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Local development in a global world: Challenges and opportunities

Vázquez-Barquero

Cohard

2019

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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The paper discusses whether local development is still a policy instrument in a globalized world. Territories throughout the world are experiencing greater international competition, and respond by using local resources in an innovative way. Their effectiveness faces important challenges, such as compatibility of goals, innovation, interaction of the forces of development, and strengthening of institutions. What can be learned from local experiences? How does the local actors' participation in local development policies improve results? How can local productive systems compete within the global markets? The cornerstones are institutional change, agreement among the local actors, networks, innovation, entrepreneurship and resilience.

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Spatial Agglomerations in the Spanish Food Industry: Does Sectorial Disaggregation Matter?

Giner

Santa-María

2020

International Regional Science Review

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The food industry is the most important industrial activity in Spain in terms of production and employment; its spatial concentration is considerable. However, there is a lack of quantitative research on its agglomerations, especially at high levels of spatial and sectorial disaggregation. With the study presented, this deficit is addressed, using systematic and quantitative methods to examine the spatial agglomeration in the subsectors that the food industry is specialized. Spanish food industry clusters have been identified by applying a top-down quantitative methodological approach—the cluster index—and following a high level of territorial and sectorial disaggregation. Clusters were identified at the three- and four-digit sectorial disaggregation. The number of four-digit-level relevant clusters was higher than three-digit disaggregation. This evidence was verified using nonparametric statistical tests (Wilcoxon signed-rank test). Furthermore, the analysis of four significant three-digit subsectors allows us to advance two alternative explanations for the divergent results at the different levels of the analysis (three digits vs. four digits). This partly explains the potential competitiveness of Spain in the food industry and shows the possibility of establishing policies for the development of clusters.

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Politique industrielle et gouvernance : l'expérience des clusters innovants en Espagne

Cited by 3 publications

References 35 publications

Endogenous development and institutions: Challenges for local development initiatives

Endogenous development and institutions: Challenges for local development initiatives

Local development in a global world: Challenges and opportunities

Spatial Agglomerations in the Spanish Food Industry: Does Sectorial Disaggregation Matter?

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