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The global challenge to industrial districts : small and medium-sized enterprises in Italy and Taiwan

Guerrieri, Paolo (ed.); Iammarino, Simona (ed.); … - 2001

The current trend towards globalization is posing a substantial challenge to SME clusters to restructure and reach out … demonstrate that over time SME clusters can evolve and that globalization can reshape their upgrading options by providing a … and international economists, policymakers, and corporate and SME managers …

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Handbook of research on cluster theory

Karlsson, Charlie (contributor) - 2008

Clusters have increasingly dominated local and regional development policies in recent decades and the growing intellectual and political interest for clusters and clustering is the prime motivation for this Handbook. Charlie Karlsson unites leading experts to present a thorough overview of...

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From industrial districts to local development : an itinerary of research

Becattini, Giacomo - 2003

From Industrial Districts to Local Development introduces a set of papers representing the main contribution of the 'Florence school' to the recent literature on industrial districts. The authors illustrate that the revitalisation of the concept of industrial districts, returning to Alfred...

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Industrial location and economic integration : centrifugal and centripetal forces in the new Europe

Dluhosch, Barbara - 2000

In recent decades the world economy has been characterized by deepening and widening integration. Throughout this time, there have been concerns that this process may foster the geographical concentration of industries, a view substantiated by contributions to the new economic geography. In this...

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High-tech industries in China

Chen, Jianxun; Shi, Huici - 2005

Following China's accession to the WTO in 2001, reform of its science and technology system has deepened. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the high-tech sector, examining Chinese high-tech industry policy, the emergence of industrial clusters, the R&D activities of multinational...

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Emerging clusters : theoretical, empirical and political perspectives on the initial stage of cluster evolution

Fornahl, Dirk (contributor); Menzel, Max-Peter (contributor) - 2010

This book rigorously explores the critical, initial stage of cluster emergence in which the seeds for further growth are sown. Whether economic growth actually occurs, however, ultimately depends on various regional conditions and the processes in place

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Local enterprises in the global economy : issues of governance and upgrading

Schmitz, Hubert (contributor) - 2004

This book opens a fresh chapter in the debate on local enterprise clusters and their strategies for upgrading in the global economy. The authors employ a novel conceptual framework in their research on industrial clusters in Europe, Latin America and Asia and provide new perspectives and...

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Entrepreneurial growth in industrial districts : four Italian cases

Alberti, Fernando G. (contributor) - 2008

Entrepreneurial Growth in Industrial Districts illustrates that Industrial Districts (ID) have dramatically changed over the past three decades; the Marshallian notion of a cluster of small firms has been vastly transformed by the emergence of rapidly growing firms

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Industrial districts : evolution and competitiveness in Italian firms

Paniccia, Ivana - 2002

Utilising a wide array of data and rich empirical evidence drawn from a large sample of industrial districts (IDs), Ivana Paniccia presents a realistic, state-of-the-art analysis of their socio-economic structure and performance. This extensive yet detailed study adopts a wide perspective,...

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Industrial districts : a new approach to industrial change

Becattini, Giacomo - 2004

This remarkable book outlines the historical framework and the main concepts of the literature on industrial districts. It illustrates a new approach to the study of industrial development, based on well-known industrial districts analysis. Giacomo Becattini has written an authoritative volume...

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