Enterprise clusters and networks in developing countries / edited by Meine Pieter van Dijk and Roberta Rabellotti.

"In association with the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), Geneva."

Includes bibliographical references.

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Preliminaries; Contents; Notes on Contributors; 1. Clusters and Networks as Sources of Co-operation and Technology Diffusion for Small Enterprises in Developing Countries; 2. Clusters of Enterprises Within Systems of Production and Distribution; 3. Footwear Industrial Districts in Italy and Mexico; 4. The Significance of Spatial Clustering; 5. Opportunities for Women in Ougadougou's Informal Sector; 6. Industrial District or Garment Ghetto?; 7. Small Enterprise Associations and Networks; 8. Trust Building in Tanzania's Informal Credit Transactions.

Enterprise Clusters and Networks in Developing Countries analyses the functions and advantages of clusters and networks for small enterprises in developing countries. In the opening chapter the editors describe different types of clusters and networks and compare the diverse forms of external economies and co-operation effects derived from them. Taking a multidiscplinary approach, they point out it is trust that is the social basis for positive effects of clustering and networking, which are often sources of co-operation and technology diffusion for small enterprises in developing countries.

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