Upgrading to compete global value chains, clusters, and SMEs in Latin America / Carlo Pietrobelli, Roberta Rabellotti, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pietrobelli, Carlo, 1959-

Rabellotti, Roberta.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Small business--Latin America.

Small business.

Small business--Latin America--Growth--Case studies.

Industrial clusters--Latin America.

Industrial clusters.

Competition--Latin America--Case studies.

Competition.

Industrial productivity--Latin America.

Industrial productivity.

Physical Description:

xv, 330 p. : ill.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Inter-American Development Bank ; [Cambridge, MA] : David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Can local markets and clusters represent a powerful alternative to global markets? Do transnational corporations and global buyers play a role and enhance or undermine local firms' upgrading and learning? What opportunities do clustering and global value chains offer to SMEs in global markets? "Upgrading to Compete" shows that both the local and the global dimensions matter at once. Clustering and collaborating with other local firms offers substantial advantages, and participating in global value chains and interacting with foreign buyers and companies may enhance local firms' capabilities and access to distant markets as well. However, what matters most markedly is the form of governance of value chains and clusters, which affects the upgrading process of local SMEs. Thus, hierarchical and less cooperative chains often inhibit more complex and promising forms of upgrading. The book illustrates this point with original empirical evidence from several clusters in Latin America. Case studies from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Nicaragua are supplemented by desk studies on other experiences in the region. The methodological foundations and the policy implications of these analyses are also exhaustively addressed.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Contents

Index of Topics by Chapter

Preface

Clusters and Value Chains in Latin America: In Search of an Integrated Approach Carlo Pietrobelli and Roberta Rabellotti

PART I Upgrading in Clusters and Value Chains in Natural-Resource-Intensive Sectors

The Development of the Dairy Cluster in Boaco and Chontales, Nicaragua Ner Artola and Mario Davide Parrilli

Upgrading without Exclusion: Lessons from SMEs in Fresh Fruit Producing Clusters in Brazil Raquel Gomes

The Salmon Farming and Processing Cluster in Southern Chile Claudio Maggi Campos

PART II Upgrading in Clusters and Value Chains in Furniture, Metalworking, and Software Sectors

The Segusino Cluster: Boom and Bust in Furniture Exports Eduardo Zepeda Miramontes

Local Production and Innovation Systems in Brazil: The Metalworking Cluster in Espírito Santo Arlindo Villaschi Filho, José Eduardo Cassiolato, and Helena Lastres

Value Chains and Software Clusters in Mexico Clemente Ruiz Durán

PART III Upgrading in Clusters and Value Chains: Methodological Approaches in Measurement and Policy Support

Upgrading in International Trade: Methods and Evidence from Selected Sectors in Latin America Alessia Amighini

Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Lessons from Latin American Clusters Carlo Pietrobelli, Roberta Rabellotti, and Elisa Giuliani

Supporting Enterprise Upgrading in Clusters and Value Chains in Latin America Carlo Pietrobelli and Roberta Rabellotti

References

Contributors.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

923146016