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32MQUPFALL2013Whileglobalcompetitivenessisincreasinglyinvokedasnecessaryforeco-nomicsuccessstoriestherearefewanswersavailableabouthowitcanbeachievedormaintained.Theideaofstimulatingindustriestospuroneconomiesisoftenproposedbutindustrialpolicycanbeseenasaboondog-gleofgovernmentspendingandtheoristsofglobalizationaredoubtfulthatsucheffortscansucceedinaworldoffragmentedsupplychains.WhatMakesClustersCompetitivetestsfundamentaltheoreticalhypo-thesesaboutwhatmakesindustriescompetitiveinaglobalizedworldbyusingthewineindustriesofseveralcountriesascasestudiesBritishColum-biaCanadaExtremaduraSpainTuscanyItalySouthAustraliaandChile.Takingintoaccounthistoricalandlocation-speciccharacteristicsanddrawingoutpolicylessonsforotherregionsthatwouldliketopromotetheirindustriesthisvolumedemonstratesthevalueofapplyingclusterthe-orytounderstandmarketforceswhilealsodescribingtheforcesunderlyingthedevelopmentofthewineindustryinarangeofdifferentsettings.Anexcellentresourceforthoseinterestedinwhatmakesindustriessuc-ceedorstruggleWhatMakesClustersCompetitiveoffersguidanceforpolicymakersandtheprivatesectoronhowtopromotelocalindustries.Forafulllistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.ca.AnilHiraisprofessorofpoliticalscienceatSimonFraserUniversity.RuralcommunitiesinCanadaarefacinganewrealitywheretraditionaleconomicbasessuchasagricultureforestryandmanufacturinghaveeroded.ThedigitaldividewherebyruralCanadalagsinaccesstobroad-bandhascreatedfurtherbarrierstoparticipatingintheemergingknowledgeeconomy.RevitalizingRuralEconomiesofferspracticaltoolsfordevelopersbusinesspeopleandcommunityleaders.TheresultofapartnershipbetweentheMoniesonCentreatQueensSchoolofBusinessandentrepreneurspolicymakerseconomicdevelopmentofcialsandelectedrepresentativesfromruralcommunitiesacrosssouthernOntarioRevitalizingRuralEconomiesdrawsonfouryearsofcommunity-basedresearchtoprovidestrategiesforeconomicrevitalization.Integratingcasestudiesandcommunitydevelopmentguidelinestheauthorsexplorethemessuchasthebuildingblocksforcommunityeconomicdevelopmentcedinnovationcommunityassetsvibrantdowntownssocialcapitalaccumulationthroughcollaborationandinclusionandnewopportunitiesforruraleconomiesthroughcreativeandvalue-addedbusinesses.Designedasapracticalguidethisbookservesasaprimertocedwhilealsoallowingthosefamiliarwiththeeldtodelvedeeper.Casestudiesgroundthediscussioninthechallengesandopportunitiesfacingcommuni-ties.Thebookprovidesideasandresourcestofosterthelong-termresilienceofruralregions.YolandeE.ChanisprofessorofmanagementinformationsystemsatQueensSchoolofBusinessandformerdirectoroftheMoniesonCentre.JeffA.DixonisassociatedirectoroftheMoniesonCentreatQueensSchoolofBusiness.ChristineR.DukelowisacommunitydevelopmentprofessionalfromBeavertonOntario.ECONOMICSAGRICULTUREWhatMakesClustersCompetitiveCasesfromtheGlobalWineIndustryeditedbyanilhiraWhythecompetitiveforcesandstrategiesofnewwineproducersareturningtheglobalindustryupsidedown.ECONOMICSRURALDEVELOPMENTRevitalizingRuralEconomiesAGuideforPractitionersyolandee.chanjeffa.dixonandchristiner.dukelowAresearch-basedeconomicdevelopmentresourceforleadersbuildingstrongruralcommunities.SPECIFICATIONSNovember2013978-0-7735-4214-334.95ACDNpaper978-0-7735-4213-6100.00SCDN100.00SUS77.00cloth6x9224ppElectroniceditionavailableSPECIFICATIONSNovember2013978-0-7735-4260-039.95ACDN39.95AUS27.99paper978-0-7735-4259-4100.00SCDN100.00SUS77.00cloth6x9288ppElectroniceditionavailable