Open AccessThought Leader Insights on Innovation Ecosystems and Clusters
Author(s) -
Moira A. Gunn
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of commercial biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.107
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1478-565X
pISSN - 1462-8732
DOI - 10.5912/jcb965
Subject(s) - silicon valley , rainforest , ecosystem , class (philosophy) , creativity , entrepreneurship , sociology , ecology , economic geography , geography , political science , epistemology , biology , philosophy , law
This article provides short, “book reviews” and selected comments on recent, popular books that focused on ecosystems and clusters. They include: AnnaLee Saxenian (reflections and lessons from “Regional Advantage”; Leslie Berlin (the building of Silicon Valley from “Troublemakers”); Richard Florida (reflections and extensions of “The Creative Class”); and, Greg Horowitt (lessons from “Rainforest”).