Local Economies in Turmoil: The Effects of Deregulation and Globalization (International Political Economy Series)

The main theme of the book is how local economic cultures and economic networks in the South and in Eastern Europe are put under strain by global deregulation and how traditional (and not so traditional but locally rooted) structures of economic life adjust to deregulation or fail to do so. All the contributions, written by different authors, combine a 'flexible specialization in clusters' approach with original empirical data. An introduction and a concluding chapter by the editors bring out the common issues and conclusions. Contents......Page 6 List of Tables......Page 8 List of Figures......Page 9 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Notes on the Contributors......Page 11 List of Abbreviations......Page 14 1. Introduction: Local Economies in Turmoil......Page 16 Part I. Enterprises and Enterprise Strategies......Page 32 2. Adjusting to an Opening Economy: Three Industrial Clusters in Brazil......Page 34 3. Social Embeddedness: Families and Firms in Tanzania......Page 58 4. Financing Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Eastern Europe......Page 75 Part II. Industrial Clusters and Networks......Page 90 5. Structural Adjustment and Cluster Advantages: A Case from Peru......Page 92 6. Innovation in Roof Tile and Copper Craft Clusters in Indonesia......Page 110 7. Light Engineering Networks and Structural Adjustment in Zimbabwe......Page 128 Part III. The Economic and Political Environment......Page 144 8. A Macro-perspective on Small Enterprise Growth in Southern Africa......Page 146 9. Good Governance and Small Enterprises in Zimbabwe......Page 165 10. Economic Cultures and Industrial Development in the South......Page 182 11. Conclusion: Research Issues after Structural Adjustment......Page 196 References......Page 208 Index......Page 220 The main theme is how local economic cultures and economic networks in the South and in Eastern Europe are put under strain by global deregulation and how traditional and not so traditional but locally rooted structures of economic life adjust to deregulation or fail to do so. All the contributions, written by different authors, combine a'flexible specialization in clusters'approach with original empirical data. An Introduction and a concluding chapter by the editors brings out the common issues and conclusions. Edited By Árni Sverrisson And Meine Pieter Van Dijk. Presentations And Papers Prepared For A Joint Meeting Of The Working Group On Industrialization Strategies And The Working Group On Changes In Europe And North-south Relations, Both Within The European Association Of Development Research And Training Institutes (eadi), In Milan, 19 And 20 September, 1997--p. Ix. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 193-204) And Index.