Old wine in new bottles? : smart specialisation in Wales

Pugh, Rhiannon (2014) Old wine in new bottles? : smart specialisation in Wales. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 1 (1). pp. 152-157.

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Abstract

This paper explores the translation and implementation of Smart Specialisation in Wales. It finds that rather than taking a new approach to innovation policy, Welsh policy-makers are following a largely cluster-based rationale, which omits the important entrepreneurial discovery process to identify the real strengths of the region. The fresh idea presented by this paper is that a replication of past policy approaches that have been tried and found wanting is taking place rather than a new approach to innovation policy across Europe.

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Journal Article
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Regional Studies, Regional Science
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© 2014 The Author(s). Published by Routledge This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The moral rights of the named author(s) have been asserted.
Subjects:
?? innovation policysmart specialisationclusters ??
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71992
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02 Dec 2014 16:51
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