'...van der Berg, Braun and van Winden have produced a well-structured, informative analysis of clusters that should stand as a benchmark for future comparative research.' Urban Geography

• Contents: Introduction and background; Theory and frame of analysis; The tourist cluster of Amsterdam; The mechatronics cluster in Eindhoven; The telecom cluster in Helsinki; The media cluster in Leipzig; The health cluster in Lyons; The cultural cluster in Manchester; The media cluster in Munich; The audio visual cluster in Rotterdam; The health cluster in Vienna; Synthesis.