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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457701903321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-135-77751-9

1-280-14326-6

0-203-98811-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Collana

EADI-book series ; ; 20

Altri autori (Persone)

DijkMeine Pieter van

RabellottiRoberta

Disciplina

338.8/09172/4

Soggetti

Business networks - Developing countries

Social networks - Developing countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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