Regional Advantage

Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128

AnnaLee Saxenian

  • Honorable Mention, 1994 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Award of the Association of American Publishers, Business & Management Category

Prologue

Introduction: Local Industrial Systems

1. Genesis: Universities, Military Spending, and Entrepreneurs

2. Silicon Valley: Competition and Community

3. Route 128: Independence and Hierarchy

4. Betting on a Product

5. Running with Technology

6. Inside Out: Blurring Firms' Boundaries

Conclusion: Protean Places

Notes

Historical Data

Definitions and Data Sources

Acknowledgments

Index

  • Cover: Regional Advantage
  • A photo of the author

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