Abstract
Proponents of national-level approaches to studying innovation policy may ask: What is the point in understanding a regional innovation system (RIS) in its entirety, a task requiring detailed, in-depth case study analysis over time, if few useful comparative lessons can be drawn? I respond to such criticisms by showing how places as far-flung as Kyoto in the heartland of Japan and St. Louis in the American Midwest – though vastly different in terms of national culture – have similar features that have led each region to the forefront of innovative communities world-wide. Granted, they each possess the basic building blocks underpinning innovative communities: research universities, strong regional (if not local) governments, established service industries, and so forth.
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