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.
Author(s): Meine Dijk
Edition: 1
Year: 1997
Language: English
Pages: 224
Preliminaries......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Notes on Contributors......Page 8
1. Clusters and Networks as Sources of Co-operation and Technology Diffusion for Small Enterprises in Developing Countries......Page 10
2. Clusters of Enterprises Within Systems of Production and Distribution......Page 20
3. Footwear Industrial Districts in Italy and Mexico......Page 40
4. The Significance of Spatial Clustering......Page 70
5. Opportunities for Women in Ougadougou’s Informal Sector......Page 102
6. Industrial District or Garment Ghetto?......Page 118
7. Small Enterprise Associations and Networks......Page 140
8. Trust Building in Tanzania’s Informal Credit Transactions......Page 164
9. Enterprise Networks and Technological Change......Page 178
10. From SMEs to Industrial Districts in the Process of Internationalisation......Page 200
