Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables and Appendices -- List of Contributors -- 1 High-Technology SMEs, Regional Clustering and Collective Learning: An Overview -- 2 High-Technology Clusters and Evolutionary Trends in the 1990s -- 3 Regional Institutional and Policy Frameworks for High-Technology SMEs in Europe -- 4 University and Public Research Institute Links with Regional High-Technology SMEs -- 5 The Role of Inter-SME Networking and Links in Innovative High-Technology Milieux -- 6 Large Firm Acquisitions, Spin-Offs and Links in the Development of Regional Clusters of Technology-Intensive SMEs -- 7 Collective Learning, System Competences and Epistemically Significant Moments -- 8 Collective Learning Processes in European High-Technology Milieux -- 9 Concluding Reflections: Some Policy Implications -- Index