The New Argonauts

Regional Advantage in a Global Economy

AnnaLee Saxenian

    Introduction

    1. Surprising Success

    2. Learning the Silicon Valley System

    3. Creating Cross-Regional Communities

    4. Taiwan as Silicon Sibling

    5. Taiwan as Partner and Parent

    6. Manufacturing in Mainland China

    7. IT Enclaves in India

    8. The Argonaut Advantage

    Appendix A: Immigrant Professional and Networking Associations, Silicon Valley

    Appendix B: Survey Results: Immigrant Professionals in Silicon Valley

    Notes

    References

    Abbreviations

    Acknowledgments

    Index

  • Cover: The New Argonauts
  • A photo of the author

Photo by Peg Skorpinski

AnnaLee Saxenian is Dean of the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley.