Volume 31 Issue 4 (2013)
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Mapping out the Triple Helix: how institutional coordination for competitiveness is achieved in the global wine industry
As of 2010, the OECD countries spent over $968 billion annually on research and development (R&D), with China spending another $179 billion, Russia $32 billion and Taiwan $24 billion. Evidently,…
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The Argentine wine industry: creating new spaces for coordination?
This article compares and examines the institutional arrangements in the wine industry of three Argentine provinces and at the national level. It finds that the Triple Helix approach of university…
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Institutional design matters: institutional causes of the Brazilian wine industry’s poor performance
Triple Helix theory prescribes coordinated actions among government, research institutions and industry to achieve growth. However, the Brazilian wine industry case shows that simply having the institutions is not enough…
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The South African wine industry: bifurcation undermines success
Examining the South African wine industry reveals an impressive level of success, but one whose long-term prospects are undermined by bifurcation within the industry. The Triple Helix institutions work well…
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Institutional stickiness and coordination issues in an idiosyncratic environment: the grape and wine industry in Ontario, Canada
This article explores the foundations of an industry whose rate of growth is surprising to most observers. Starting from an historical institutional (HI) perspective, we demonstrate that moderately adaptive institutions…
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US wine industry: following the Oregon trail
The US wine industry is frequently thought to be California – an undoubted success story. However, three other regions – New York, Washington State and Oregon – have wine industries…
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New Zealand wine: a model for other small industries?
New Zealand’s remarkable transformation from a wool and meat producer to a highly diversified economy is one of the more remarkable economic stories of the post-World War II period. Part…
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Australia as a Triple Helix exemplar: built upon a foundation of resource and institutional coordination and strategic consensus
Australia’s phenomenal success in developing as a global wine exporter deserves more attention from the point of view of economic and competitiveness strategy. Its success embodies the expectations of the…