Regional Advantage

Why, in the ’90s, did business flourish in California’s Silicon Valley but decline along Route 128 in Massachusetts? The answer, Saxenian suggests, has to do with the fact that Silicon Valley developed a decentralized but cooperative industrial system while Route 128 came to be dominated by independent, self-sufficient corporations.

De ce, in anii '90, afacerile au inflorit in Silicon Valley din California, dar au scazut de-a lungul Route 128 in Massachusetts? Raspunsul, sugereaza Saxenian, are de-a face cu faptul ca Silicon Valley a dezvoltat un sistem industrial descentralizat, dar cooperant, in timp ce Route 128 a ajuns sa fie dominata de corporatii independente, autosuficiente.