The Tholian Web: The Political/Institutional Context of Regional Cluster-Based Economic Development

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dc.contributor.authorMiller, Chad Richarden
dc.contributor.committeecochairRees, Joseph V.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairDudley, Larkin S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHult, Karen M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMayer, Heikeen
dc.contributor.committeememberSirgy, M. Josephen
dc.contributor.departmentPublic Administration and Public Affairsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:12:51Zen
dc.date.adate2006-07-26en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:12:51Zen
dc.date.issued2006-05-04en
dc.date.rdate2006-07-26en
dc.date.sdate2006-06-07en
dc.description.abstractThis is an exploratory study that applies the dominant theories of the community power structure literature to the trend of regional cluster-based economic development policy in order to develop a conceptual framework of the political/institutional context of this "new" approach. In order to develop a framework that can be utilized by practitioners, field studies were conducted in Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina; Lynchburg, Virginia; and Roanoke, Virginia. The findings are that the major community power structure theories (i.e., market model, economic forces, civic culture, regime theory, the growth machine, and civic entrepreneurs) all provide important insights for the adoption of cluster-based policies. Other important factors that need to be considered are the importance of public administrators, performance metrics, state context, institutional arrangements, elected officials, tax structure, and historical path dependency. The implication for public administration is that the role of public administrators is contingent on the nature of the network governance structure.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-06072006-075555en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06072006-075555/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/27984en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartChadRMillerETDdissertation.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartMillerIRBapproval.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectCommunity Power Structuresen
dc.subjectEconomic Developmenten
dc.subjectClustersen
dc.subjectNetwork Governanceen
dc.titleThe Tholian Web: The Political/Institutional Context of Regional Cluster-Based Economic Developmenten
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplinePublic Administration and Public Affairsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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