Cluster-Based Industrial Development : A Comparative Study of Asia and Africa /

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 tr...

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Main Authors: Sonobe, Tetsushi (Author), Otsuka, Keijiro (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVI, 261 pages)
ISBN:9780230295124
DOI:10.1057/9780230295124