Clusters and Competitiveness: A New Federal Role for Stimulating Regional Economies

Regional industry clusters—geographic concentrations of interconnected firms
and supporting organizations—represent a potent source of productivity at a moment of
national vulnerability to global economic competition. For that reason, the federal
government should establish an industry clusters program that stimulates the
collaborative interactions of firms and supporting organizations in regional economies to
produce more commercial innovation and higher wage employment.

by Karen G. Mills, Elisabeth B. Reynolds, and Andrew Reamer

Full Report: http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/reports/2008/04_competitiveness_reamer/Clusters%20Report.pdf