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A dominating idea in current discussions about the regional development continues to be the inter-firm networking. Industry clusters, being one of the types of inter-firm networking, are recognized to play a significant role for the competitive economic development of the regions and the improvement of the quality of life of the citizens. The objective of the current paper is twofold. Firstly, to present and analyse the cluster establishment process in Bulgaria since the application of first financial instrument (Phare program) that initiated the emergence of clusters. Secondly, to conduct an analysis of the current state of selected industrial clusters and to discuss what is or could be expected to be the positive influence of the clusters on the regional development. The basis will be an analysis of selected Bulgarian clusters according to the frame outlined by quality indicators of European Cluster Excellence Initiative and following questions: What are the reasons these clusters to be established? Which are the members of the clusters? What kind of relationships could be identified among them? What are their objectives? All of these issues will help the future development, the role and importance of the clusters for the regional development to be identified.

Industrial clusters an incentive for a competitive regional development. A case study of selected bulgarian industrial clusters