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The current transformation from an industrial to an information society has triggered intense debate about the probable spatial consequences. In this context, the regional sciences have emphasised the importance of innovation and regional linkages for economic competitiveness and stability. There is some evidence that despite increased use of communication technologies, the process of innovation can lead to the creation of sectoral and spatial clusters (Audretsch and Feldman 1995; Enright 1996; Krugman 1991). But alongside these centripetal localisation forces, strong centrifugal forces from international competition also appear to influence economies. Despite some positive effects, processes of fragmentation tend to trigger off various frictions (Altvater and Mahnkopf 1999). Taking a systemic and dynamic point of view, it would seem that the centripetal forces are driven by regional integration, while the centrifugal forces are driven by global integration.
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Plattner, M. (2002). Innovations and Regional Development: Human Capital and Knowledge Transfer as Driving Forces for Spatial Clustering in the Semiconductor Industry of East Germany. In: Schätzl, L., Diez, J.R. (eds) Technological Change and Regional Development in Europe. Contributions to Economics. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57467-2_17
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