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This book examines how to promote industrial development in low-income countries. It considers the role of traders in the evolution of a cluster, the role of managerial human capital, the effect of the 'China shock', and the role of industrial policies focused on international knowledge transfer in supporting the upgrading of clusters.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: The Scope and Significance of the Study
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The Role of Traders in Cluster Development
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The Role of Managerial Human Capital in the Upgrading Process
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The China Shock and Quality Improvement
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The Success and Failure of Industrial Development Strategies
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About the authors
TETSUSHI SONOBE is a professorial fellow at the Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development (FASID) and a professor at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan. He received a PhD in Economics from Yale University and is the co-author of Cluster-Based Industrial Development: An East Asia Model (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006).
KEIJIRO OTSUKA is a professorial fellow at FASID and a professor at GRIPS, Japan. He received a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago and is the co-author of the above book. He is an Associate Editor of Economic Development and Cultural Change and the co-author or co-editor of sixteen books.
KEIJIRO OTSUKA is a professorial fellow at FASID and a professor at GRIPS, Japan. He received a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago and is the co-author of the above book. He is an Associate Editor of Economic Development and Cultural Change and the co-author or co-editor of sixteen books.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cluster-Based Industrial Development
Book Subtitle: A Comparative Study of Asia and Africa
Authors: Tetsushi Sonobe, Keijiro Otsuka
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230295124
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-28018-2Published: 10 November 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-32737-9Published: 01 January 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-29512-4Published: 09 November 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 261
Topics: Industrial Organization, Development Economics, Regional/Spatial Science, Economic Growth, Urban Economics, Industries