This study, bringing together a series of original essays on a wide range of industrial sectors and regions from the 18th through 20th centuries, lays the foundation for a comparative perspective on districts, networks and clusters in England.
'... this book should be welcomed by historians for the quality of the scholarship, the careful editorial policy, and the contribution to wider debates.' Albion 'This set of essays [...] provides a powerful correctlve to much of the received wisdom concerning the historical role of networks and clustering in British economic development.' Enterprise & Society