The process of economic development is complex and involves many players or actors,
including large and small firms, various levels of government, and combinations of these. At …

Planning is a form of interaction between social, economic, environmental, political,
organizational, and institutional elements that undergo different processes. Planning is …

The second edition of Regional Economics provides a comprehensive and up-to-date
treatment of regional economics. This fully revised edition includes key theoretical …

What is the scope for local upgrading strategies where producers operate in global value
chains? The recent literature on industrial clusters is optimistic about the possibility of …

This study is concerned with the growth of small local industry in developing countries and
explores one particular route for understanding and fostering such growth. It focuses on the …

Recent research on industrial clusters in developing countries has unearthed some notable
success stories of small local enterprises growing fast and competing in export markets. This …

Interest in the role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the development
process continues to be in the forefront of policy debates in developing countries. The …

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia are very important for employment
creation and are important sources of economic growth and foreign currencies. It is therefore …

This paper investigates a success story from a country in crisis: the shoe industry of the
Sinos Valley in Brazil. The main question is to what extent the industrial district model …

RESUMO É hoje bastante conhecido o processo de endogeneização nas teorias
macroeconômicas de crescimento. Esse processo, todavia, é bem menos conhecido no …