Knowledge and the Economy

Knowledge and the Economy

Knowledge and Space Volume 5 Knowledge and Space This book series entitled Knowledge and Space is dedicated to topics dealing with the production, dissemination, spatial distribution, and application of knowledge. Recent work on the spatial dimension of knowledge, education, and science; learning organizations; and creative milieus has underlined the importance of spatial disparities and local contexts in the creation, legitimation, diffusion, and application of new knowledge. These studies have shown that spatial disparities in knowledge and creativity are not short-term transitional events but rather a fundamental structural element of society and the economy. The volumes in the series on Knowledge and Space cover a broad range of topics relevant to all disciplines in the humanities and social sciences focusing on knowledge, intellectual capital, and human capital: clashes of knowledge; milieus of creativity; geographies of science; cultural memories; knowledge and the economy; learning organizations; knowledge and power; ethnic and cultural dimensions of knowledge; knowledge and action; and the spatial mobility of knowledge. These topics are analyzed and discussed by scholars from a range of disciplines, schools of thought, and academic cultures. Knowledge and Space is the outcome of an agreement concluded by the Klaus Tschira Foundation and Springer in 2006. Series Editor: Peter Meusburger, Department of Geography, University of Heidelberg, Germany Advisory Board: Prof. Gregor Ahn, University of Heidelberg, Germany; Prof. Ariane Berthoin Antal, Wissenschaftscentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Germany; Prof. Joachim Funke, University of Heidelberg, Germany; Prof. Michael Heffernan, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom; Prof. Madeleine Herren-Oesch, University of Heidelberg, Germany; Prof. Friedrich Krotz, University of Erfurt, Germany; Prof. David N. Livingstone, Queen s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; Prof. Edward J. Malecki, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA; Prof. Joseph Maran, University of Heidelberg, Germany; Prof. Gunter Senft, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Prof.Wolf Singer, Max-Planck-Institute für Hirnforschung, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Prof. Nico Stehr, Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen, Germany; Prof. Jürg Wassmann, University of Heidelberg, Germany; Prof. Peter Weichhart, University of Vienna, Austria; Prof. Michael Welker, University of Heidelberg, Germany; Prof. Benno Werlen, University of Jena, Germany For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/7568

Peter Meusburger Johannes Glückler Martina El Meskioui Editors Knowledge and the Economy

Editors Peter Meusburger Department of Geography Heidelberg University Heidelberg, Germany Johannes Glückler Department of Geography Heidelberg University Heidelberg, Germany Martina El Meskioui Department of Geography Heidelberg University Heidelberg, Germany Technical Editor David Antal, Berlin abantal@aol.com ISSN 1877-9220 ISBN 978-94-007-6130-8 ISBN 978-94-007-6131-5 (ebook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-6131-5 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013933364 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, speci fi cally the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on micro fi lms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied speci fi cally for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a speci fi c statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Contents Part I Knowledge Creation and the Geography of the Economy 1 Introduction: Knowledge and the Geography of the Economy... 3 Johannes Glückler, Peter Meusburger, and Martina El Meskioui 2 Relations Between Knowledge and Economic Development: Some Methodological Considerations... 15 Peter Meusburger 3 A Microeconomic Approach to the Dynamics of Knowledge Creation... 43 Patrick Cohendet, Jean-Alain Héraud, and Patrick Llerena 4 Knowledge Creation and the Geographies of Local, Global, and Virtual Buzz... 61 Harald Bathelt and Philip G. Turi 5 Creativity: Who, How, Where?... 79 Edward J. Malecki 6 The Problem of Mobilizing Expertise at a Distance... 95 Johannes Glückler Part II Knowledge and Economic Development 7 Knowledge, Capabilities, and the Poverty Trap: The Complex Interplay Between Technological, Social, and Geographical Factors... 113 Jan Fagerberg and Martin Srholec 8 Economics, Geography, and Knowing Development... 139 Eric Sheppard v

vi Contents 9 Knowing Mycellf : Personalized Medicine and the Economization of Prospective Knowledge about Bodily Fate... 157 Bronwyn Parry 10 KnowledgeScapes: A New Conceptual Approach and Selected Empirical Findings from Research on Knowledge Milieus and Knowledge Networks... 173 Ulf Matthiesen Part III Knowledge and Geographical Clusters 11 Organizational Legacy and the Internal Dynamics of Clusters: The U.S. Human Biotherapeutics Industry, 1976 2002... 207 Maryann Feldman and Elaine Romanelli 12 Knowledge and Space in Economic History: Innovations in the German Empire, 1877 1918... 231 Jochen Streb and Nicole Waidlein 13 Cluster Policy: A Guide to the State of the Debate... 249 Christian Ketels Abstracts of the Contributions... 271 The Klaus Tschira Foundation... 277 Index... 281

Contributors Harald Bathelt Department of Political Science and Department of Geography & Program in Planning, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Patrick Cohendet MOSAIC, HEC Montréal, Department of International Business (SEAI), Montréal, QC, Canada BETA, Université de Strasbourg, UMR CNRS 7522, Strasbourg, France Jan Fagerberg Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway IKE, Department of Business and Management, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark CIRCLE, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden Maryann Feldman Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Johannes Glückler Department of Geography, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany Jean-Alain Héraud BETA, Université de Strasbourg, UMR CNRS 7522, Strasbourg, France Christian Ketels Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, USA Patrick Llerena BETA, Université de Strasbourg, UMR CNRS 7522, Strasbourg, France Edward J. Malecki Department of Geography, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA Ulf Matthiesen Department of European Ethnology, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany vii

viii Contributors Martina El Meskioui Department of Geography, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany Peter Meusburger Department of Geography, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany Bronwyn Parry Department of Social Science, Health and Medicine, King s College London, London, UK Elaine Romanelli McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA Eric Sheppard Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA Martin Srholec Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway CIRCLE, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden Jochen Streb Department of Economics, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany Philip G. Turi Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada Nicole Waidlein Department of Economic and Social History, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany