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A Path Dependency and Cluster Competitiveness Framework to Examine Regional Marketing Systems and Conflicts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Timothy Woods  and
Roberta Cook
Timothy Woods
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Roberta Cook
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California–Davis, Davis, CA
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Abstract

This paper develops a framework for competitiveness that incorporates path dependency within production regions. Patterns of technological innovation, product development, institutions, and market orientation follow a certain local path. This evolution creates regional economies that emerge with unexpected competitive advantage. The model draws on previous work looking at, among other things, induced innovation. The framework is applied here to the major regional tomato producers in North America. The paper examines the role of various institutions (grower associations, governments, research institutions, and support industry) in influencing the path along which a regional sector evolves.

Keywords

competitivenessinduced innovationpath dependencyQ13Q16Q17
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , August 2003 , pp. 305 - 312
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2003

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