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Conference paper

Regional Economic Development: Exploring the 'Role of Government' in Porter's Industrial Cluster Theory


Porter's Industrial Cluster Theory (ICT) is a theoretical framework that achieved prominence in Australian economic policy development. Despite its widespread adoption, however, Australia has remained significantly below the OECD average in terms of its industrial clusters' contributions to real wealth creation. In order to understand the positive role that (Australian) governments can play in the...