This book provides a comprehensive view of the development of specific sectors, territories and institutions. The book offers a systemic and compact approach to analysing the development process in specific locations and countries.
Author(s): Mario Davide Parrilli, Roger Sugden, Patrizio Bianchi
Edition: First Edition
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 296
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 10
List of Contributors......Page 12
Foreword......Page 14
Part 1 Introduction......Page 16
1 Hi-tech Development, Productivity Increases and Networking: A Systemic Approach to the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises......Page 18
Part 2 Hi-tech Promotion......Page 48
2 The Regional Innovation System in Emilia-Romagna......Page 50
3 Small and Medium-Sized Firms in High-Technology Industries: The Experience of Biotechnology Firms in the United States......Page 72
4 The Start-up Process of Knowledge-based Companies in Latin America......Page 86
Part 3 Productivity Increases......Page 108
5 Business Support Services: A Conceptual Framework and Some Interesting Practices......Page 110
6 Entrepreneurship, Small Firms and Self-employment......Page 132
7 Competitiveness Based on Low Production Costs or on High Specialization and Productivity: The Case of SMEs in Costa Rica......Page 153
Part 4 Networking......Page 168
8 Trust and Social Capital in Glo-cal Networks......Page 170
9 Local and Global Linkages of Small and Medium Enterprises in Local Production Systems in Brazil......Page 190
10 Industrial Cluster Trajectories and Opportunities for Endogenous Upgrading in Developing Countries......Page 208
11 A Sectoral Approach to Policies for Clusters and Value Chains in Latin America......Page 224
Part 5 Conclusions......Page 246
12 Conclusions......Page 248
Notes......Page 255
B......Page 262
C......Page 263
G......Page 264
I......Page 265
M......Page 266
S......Page 267
W......Page 269
