THE PROBLEMS OF INDENTIFYING INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS (BY THE EXAMPLE OF ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS CLUSTER)

The basic approaches of identifying industrial clusters are examined. The
justification of applying both “from below” and “from above” approaches tools,
traditionally being alternative, is made by the example of identifying analytical
instruments cluster. The results are given about forming the analytical instruments
cluster structure by the types of economic activities according to classification;
estimation of cluster potency, calculated according to employment statistics. The
method proposed allows to form the “model” cluster that could fully consider the
particular features of Russian economic evolution.