Linking Local and Global Economies: The Ties that Bind (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy)

Clusters of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have to adapt continually to a fast changing environment. This new book, containing contributions on countries ranging from Italy and Mexico to China and India, recognizes the disparity between conditions in these countries and poses some interesting questions about what might be termed post cluster globalization. This book will be of interest to students, academics and policy makers in the fields of economic geography, international business and entrepreneurship.

firms Everywhere Are Increasingly Embedded In Multidimensional Relations, Often Crucially Related To Knowledge And Technology Transfers, And That Occur At A Local And Global Level. They May Take The Form Of Clusters, Networks, Inter-firm Partnerships Of Value And Production Chains.
The Book Examines The Thesis That Global Ties Do Not Exclude But Need And Complement Local Ties. Presenting A Series Of Case Studies Using Original Research, The Books Evidence Ranges Geographically From China, Taiwan And Thailand, Through Italy And The Uk To Mexico And The Latin American Countries. The Impressive Range Of Contributors Raise Issues Such As:
*does Globalization Hinder The Developments Of Small And Medium Sized Enterprises In The Third World?
*can Local Clusters Of Small Business Benefit From Linking Up With Global Firms And Orgnaizations?
*can Local Markets Offer An Alternative To Global Markets?
The Critical And Rigorous Approach That This Book Offers Will Make It A Important Read For Graduate Students And Researchers In Industrial Organization, Development Economics And Small Business Economics. Policy-makers And Practioners Should Also Take Heed Of The Lessons To Be Learnt From This Impressive Book.

Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 1 The ties that bind......Page 20 2 Local and global commodity chains......Page 36 3 Conceptualising technological capability building in SME clusters in developing countries......Page 55 4 A Marxian–Schumpeterian–Veblenian theory of small industrial enterprise......Page 75 5 Productivity, international competitiveness and technology policy in Latin America......Page 94 6 The internationalisation of small and medium-sized firms in Italy during the 1990s......Page 102 7 Export behaviour, firm size and productivity growth in Italy......Page 126 8 Upgrading and technological regimes in industrial clusters in Italy and Taiwan......Page 152 9 The East Asian crisis and beyond......Page 179 10 Can Nanjing’s concentration of IT companies become an innovative cluster?......Page 189 11 The garment boom in northern Mexico: role and opportunities for rural SMEs......Page 204 12 Market integration and production systems: SMEs in the Euro-Mediterranean region......Page 226 13 Do small and medium-sized enterprises benefit from patent protection?......Page 239 14 Global regulatory imperatives and small firms......Page 259 Index......Page 273 Economics, Finance, Business & Industry Book Cover 1 Title 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 1 The ties that bind 20 2 Local and global commodity chains 36 3 Conceptualising technological capability building in SME clusters in developing countries 55 4 A Marxian–Schumpeterian–Veblenian theory of small industrial enterprise 75 5 Productivity, international competitiveness and technology policy in Latin America 94 6 The internationalisation of small and medium-sized firms in Italy during the 1990s 102 7 Export behaviour, firm size and productivity growth in Italy 126 8 Upgrading and technological regimes in industrial clusters in Italy and Taiwan 152 9 The East Asian crisis and beyond 179 10 Can Nanjing’s concentration of IT companies become an innovative cluster? 189 11 The garment boom in northern Mexico: role and opportunities for rural SMEs 204 12 Market integration and production systems: SMEs in the Euro-Mediterranean region 226 13 Do small and medium-sized enterprises benefit from patent protection? 239 14 Global regulatory imperatives and small firms 259 Index 273 Clusters of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have to adapt continually to a fast changing environment. This new book, containing contributions on countries ranging from Italy and Mexico to China and India, recognises the disparity between conditions in these countries and poses some interesting questions about what might be termed post cluster globalisation. This book will be of interest to students, academics and policy makers in the fields of economic geography, international business and entrepreneurship. Examines the process of technical change, development and competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (SME) in selected developing countries and South Europe. Treats these as a separate category of business organization, focusing on industrial clustering and links with transnational corporations. Reflects also on patent issues and how SMEs fit into a globalizing world economy This new book contains contributions on countries from Italy and Mexico to China and India. It recognises the disparity between conditions in these countries and poses interesting questions about post cluster globalisation.