REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEORY OF INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS


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Industrial clusters represent the form of placement of production arising in the course of economic globalization and now already became an important economic phenomenon. In article definition of the concept "industrial cluster" is given, in a chronological order the main theories of industrial clusters (the theory of external economy of A.Marshall, the theory of new economic geography of P.Krugman and the theory of competitive advantages of M.Porter) are considered, the short author's comment is given. At the end of article the assertion that development of industrial clusters promotes increase of competitiveness of production, strengthening of competitive advantages of regional clusters, and also satisfaction in the conditions of economic globalization of requirements of the international market of division of labor is made.

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Zsantschzhan Chen

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

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Email: 59058206@qq.com

Associate Professor of the Institute of Economics and Management of Hainan University of China, postgraduate student of the Department of Enterprise Economics and Entrepreneurship of RUDN University

117198, Moscow, Miklukho-Maklaya str., 6

Vladimir Mikhaylovich Pizengolts

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Email: pizen@mail.ru

Doctor of Economics, Professor of the Department of Enterprise Economics and Entrepreneurship at RUDN University

117198, Moscow, Miklukho-Maklaya str., 6

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