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JOURNAL OF APPLIED BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Industrial Clustering Approach in Regional Development:
The Case of Turkey
Author(s): Mustafa Cem Kirankabeş, Murat Arik
Citation: Mustafa Cem Kirankabeş, Murat Arik, (2014) "Industrial Clustering Approach in Regional Development: The Case of Turkey," Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 16, Iss. 3, pp. 135-151
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
In this paper, a "3-Star Analysis,” commonly used in cluster mapping studies in the European Union
(E.U.), was conducted, and manufacturing sectors with clustering potential in Turkey were determined
across the 26 regions (NUTS 2). This study first introduces a novel concept of “cluster density index” for
the manufacturing sectors in Turkey and then analyzes the relationship between the cluster density index
and openness, economic development level and public incentives for investment. In this analysis, we used
the non-parametric spearman’s rank correlation to test the relationships between the variables of
interest.
