This book shows the latest state of knowledge on the topic of industrial clusters, with a particular focus on clustering in the UK, and brings together a chronological coverage of the phenomenon.

John F. Wilson is Professor of Business History at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK.

Chris Corker is Lecturer in Management at the University of York Management School, UK.

Joe Lane is Lecturer in Strategy at Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK.

1. Industrial clusters in Great Britain: framing the debate John F. Wilson, Chris Corker and Joe Lane 2. Industrial districts, entrepreneurship and the economic geography of Great Britain, 1851-1911 Harry Smith, Robert J. Bennett and Carry van Lieshout 3. The evolution of business networks and clusters David Charles 4. The evolution of the North East England electronics sector David Charles and John F. Wilson 5. Industrial clustering in a peripheral region: Path dependence and creation in the Scottish Highlands Niall G. MacKenzie & Andrew Perchard 6. Forging ahead - the men behind the industrialisation of the Denbighshire coalfield Bethan Lloyd Atkinson 7. Occupational change and the new knowledge economy; the case of Coventry city J. Begley 8. The City of London as an industrial cluster since 1980 Mark Billings & Simon Mollan 9. Knowledge, identity and cooperation in an early industrial cluster: The Potteries in 1775 Joe Lane 10. The Sheffield innovation system 1860-1914: steel, armaments, metallurgy and education Chris Corker 11. The City of financing regions and industrial clusters in the nineteenth century Victoria Barnes & Lucy Newton 12. On the periphery? Autonomy, localism and community in a Lancashire cotton weaving district, Harle Syke c.1840-1936 J. Southern 13. Critical perspectives on industrial clusters Chris Corker, Joe Lane and John F. Wilson