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Abstract
Discusses how the concept of flexible specialization and innovation networks could facilitate the development of small and medium enterprises in developing countries. The book concludes that the potential for development through small and intermediate enterprises exists in many cases, despite severe obstacles which have so far prevented development from taking place.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | 5 | ||
| Preface | 7 | ||
| Introduction | 9 | ||
| AFRICAN CASES | 27 | ||
| Structural adjustment and the economy of small towns in Zimbabwe POUL OVE PEDERSEN | 29 | ||
| Gradual diffusion of flexible techniques in small and medium-size enterprise networks | 50 | ||
| New competition and flexible specialization in Indonesia and Burkina Faso | 63 | ||
| ASIAN EXPERIENCES | 77 | ||
| Lack of interaction between traders and producers in the Agra footwear cluster | 79 | ||
| The impact of technological change on inter-firm linkages: A case study of clustered rural small-scale roof tile enterprises in central Java | 92 | ||
| Trade networks for flexible rural industry | 105 | ||
| Weaving flexibility: Large-small firm relations, flexibility and regional clusters in South Korea | 119 | ||
| MEXICAN MANUFACTURERS | 137 | ||
| Industrial districts in Mexico: The case of the footwear industry in Guadalajara and Leon | 139 | ||
| Reflections on the present predicament of the Mexican garment industry | 155 | ||
| Notes | 167 | ||
| References | 171 |