03505nam 2200577Ia 450 991082162340332120200520144314.0(CKB)1000000000521050(SSID)ssj0000285160(PQKBManifestationID)11226446(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000285160(PQKBWorkID)10262516(PQKB)10447106(MiAaPQ)EBC3306313(Au-PeEL)EBL3306313(CaPaEBR)ebr10201122(OCoLC)923146016(EXLCZ)99100000000052105020070215d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrUpgrading to compete global value chains, clusters, and SMEs in Latin America /Carlo Pietrobelli, Roberta Rabellotti, editorsWashington, D.C. Inter-American Development Bank ;[Cambridge, MA] David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard Universityc2006xv, 330 p. illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-59782-032-6 Includes bibliographical references.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.Small businessLatin AmericaSmall businessLatin AmericaGrowthCase studiesIndustrial clustersLatin AmericaCompetitionLatin AmericaCase studiesIndustrial productivityLatin AmericaSmall businessSmall businessGrowthIndustrial clustersCompetitionIndustrial productivity338.7098Pietrobelli Carlo1959-89677Rabellotti Roberta122077MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821623403321Upgrading to compete global value chains, clusters, and SMEs in Latin America3914400UNINA