Innovation in agri-food clusters : theory and case studies /

• Main Authors: Phillips, Peter W. B., (Author), Karwandy, Jeremy, (Author), Webb, Graeme, (Author), Ryan, Camille D., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2013.
• Subjects: Agricultural innovations > Case studies. > Saskatoon > Saskatchewan; Food industry and trade > Case studies. > Saskatoon > Saskatchewan; Agricultural industries > Case studies. > Saskatoon > Saskatchewan; Agricultural Economics.; Food Economics, (New March 2000); Policy and Planning.; Agroindustrial sector.; Case studies.; Economic theory.; Food industry.; Innovations.; Models.; Oilseeds.; Policy.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-205) and index.
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This book offers an integrated, comprehensive assessment of agri-food innovation theories and their applications. It explores the models, methods and metrics of innovation analysis in the context of a single centre - the global agrifood and oilseeds complex centred in Saskatoon, Canada. Over the past 10 years, a series of targeted yet complementary studies have been conducted on the Saskatoon economic region and its agri-food and biotechnology sectors. These studies, in combination, represent a unique examination of the application of innovation theory to a single region. The qualitative and empirical evidence from these studies provides a comprehensive picture of how innovation theory and evidence is supported, at least in the Saskatoon region, which may be a reasonable archetype for any advanced industrial agglomeration engaged in the global marketplace. Chapter 2 reviews the main-line economic counterfactual for the more contextual innovation theories. The next six chapters review the theories, methods and evidence from applications in Saskatoon for the three competitive perspectives: Chapters 3 and 4 for place-based clusters, Chapters 5 and 6 for process-based innovation systems and Chapters 7 and 8 for people-based creative communities. Chapter 9 then investigates a range of new theories and methods that incorporate institutions, individuals and ideas in new ways. Chapter 10 takes what is known and assesses how it might better contribute to evidence-based policy making.