... share of the funds was now allocated on a competitive basis. The authors analyse the resulting distribution of funds across stakeholders and sub-regions and try to assess the pros and cons of this process, which constitutes a novel delivery system for cluster policies. Design/methodology/approach...

... and by explicating how studies that make it possible for academics and practitioners to work in tandem substantially affect public policy. What were the key drivers behind these large-scale cluster research efforts and the cluster policy impact in Norway? First, there was a void in models for industrial policy...