Local enterprises in the global economy issues of governance and upgrading
1. Globalized localities : introduction -- 2. Regions in the "world economic triangle" -- 3. Making sense of global standards -- 4. Governance in global value chains -- 5. The underground revolution in the Sinos Valley : a comparison of upgrading in global and national value chains -- 6. H...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, U.K
Edward Elgar
c2004
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 1. Globalized localities : introduction -- 2. Regions in the "world economic triangle" -- 3. Making sense of global standards -- 4. Governance in global value chains -- 5. The underground revolution in the Sinos Valley : a comparison of upgrading in global and national value chains -- 6. How globalization affects Italian industrial districts : the case of Brenta -- 7. Upgrading in the tile industry of Italy, Spain and brazil : insights from cluster and value chain analysis -- 8. Local upgrading strategies in response to global challenges : the surgical instrument cluster of Tuttlingen, Germany -- 9. Clustering and upgrading in global value chains : the Taiwanese personal computer industry -- 10. Global quality standards and technological upgrading in the Brazilian auto-components industry -- 11. The effect of global standards on local producers : a Pakistani case study -- 12. Paradoxes and ironies of locational policy in the new global economy -- 13. Chain governance and upgrading : taking stock This book opens a fresh chapter in the debate on local enterprise clusters and their strategies for upgrading in the global economy. The authors employ a novel conceptual framework in their research on industrial clusters in Europe, Latin America and Asia and provide new perspectives and insights for researchers and policymakers alike |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 392 p ill |
| ISBN: | 9781843769743 9781843760993 1843760991 9781845421922 |