Abstract: Preface vii 1 Introduction 1 AFRICAN CASES 2 Structural adjustment and the economy of small towns in Zimbabwe 21 POUL OVE PEDERSEN 3 Gradual diffusion of flexible techniques in small and medium-size enterprise networks 42 ARNI SVERRISSON 4 New competition and flexible specialization in Indonesia and Burkina Faso 55 MEINE PIETER VAN DIJK ASIAN EXPERIENCES 5 Lack of interaction between traders and producers in the Agra footwear cluster 71 PETER KNORRINGA 6 The impact of technological change on inter-firm linkages: A case study of clustered rural small-scale roof tile enterprises in central Java 84 HENRY SANDEE 7 Trade networks for flexible rural industry 97 HERMINE WEIJLAND 8 Weaving flexibility: Large-small firm relations, flexibility and regional clusters in South Korea 111 MYUNG-RAE CHO MEXICAN MANUFACTURERS 9 Industrial districts in Mexico: The case of the footwear industry in Guadalajara and Leon 131 ROBERTA RABELLOTTI 10 Reflections on the present predicament of the Mexican garment industry 147 FIONA WILSON Notes 159 References 163
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
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