Enterprise clusters and networks in developing countries / edited by Meine Pieter van Dijk and Roberta Rabellotti.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dijk, Meine Pieter van.

Rabellotti, Roberta.

Series:

EADI-book series ; 20.

EADI-book series ; 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business networks--Developing countries--Case studies.

Business networks.

Social networks--Developing countries--Case studies.

Social networks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Portland, Or. : Frank Cass, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Enterprise Clusters and Networks in Developing Countries analyses the functions and advantages of clusters and networks for small enterprises in developing countries.In the opening chapter the editors describe different types of clusters and networks and compare the diverse forms of external economies and co-operation effects derived from them. Taking a multidiscplinary approach, they point out it is trust that is the social basis for positive effects of clustering and networking, which are often sources of co-operation and technology diffusion for small enterprises in developing countries

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Notes on Contributors; 1. Clusters and Networks as Sources of Co-operation and Technology Diffusion for Small Enterprises in Developing Countries; 2. Clusters of Enterprises Within Systems of Production and Distribution; 3. Footwear Industrial Districts in Italy and Mexico; 4. The Significance of Spatial Clustering; 5. Opportunities for Women in Ougadougou's Informal Sector; 6. Industrial District or Garment Ghetto?; 7. Small Enterprise Associations and Networks; 8. Trust Building in Tanzania's Informal Credit Transactions

9. Enterprise Networks and Technological Change 10. From SMEs to Industrial Districts in the Process of Internationalisation

Notes:

"In association with the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), Geneva."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-135-77750-0

1-135-77751-9

1-280-14326-6

0-203-98811-6

9780203988114

OCLC:

226376623