Tomoko Hashino, "Industrial Districts in History and the Developing World"
English | 25 Oct. 2016 | ISBN: 9811001812 | 194 Pages | EPUB | 1 MB
English | 25 Oct. 2016 | ISBN: 9811001812 | 194 Pages | EPUB | 1 MB
This book sheds new light on the role of industrial districts in the industrial development of the past and present. Industrial districts, which refer to the geographical concentration of enterprises producing similar or closely related commodities in a small area, play a significant role in the development of manufacturing industries not only historically in Europe and Japan but also at present in emerging East Asian economies, such as China and Vietnam and low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The book identifies similarities in the development patterns of industrial districts in history and the present and analyzes the reasons for these similarities. More specifically, the book examines whether Marshallian agglomeration economies provide sufficient explanations and seeks to deepen understanding about the important factors that are missing.