Based on case studies from Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia and India, this volume examines small and medium sized firms (SME) clusters. It analyses a range of clusters in less developed countries which are attempting sustainability through social upgrading. Editor(s): Oliveira, Assoc Prof Jose Antonio Puppim de. Series Editor(s): Nijkamp, Professor Peter; Poon, Professor Jessie P. H.; Taylor, Professor Mike. Num Pages: 192 pages, includes 10 line drawings & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 488. . 2008. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . .

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Title: Upgrading Clusters and Small Enterprises in Developing Countries: Environmental, Labor, Innovation and Social Issues (Economic Geography Series)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2008
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0754672972
ISBN 13: 9780754672975
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New

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SME's are acknowledged as effective sources of jobs and incomes, gaining an important position in the development agenda, subsequently 'cluster' policies were conceived as a framework to augment the effects of SMEs and to optimize resources used to support them. Based on case studies from Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia and India, this volume examines SME clusters and argues that unless they counteract common problems such as very low wages, poor working conditions, poor quality products and lack or environmental regulation, they will be pushed out of the market and so become unsustainable. This book suggests that the SME clusters currently being stretched should react by 'socially upgrading' in order to improve their innovation capacity, as well as social, environmental and labour standards. It puts forward conceptual frameworks which explain the way firms can upgrade: through markets, interaction among cluster members, through Corporate Social Responsibility and other such public policy, and through the better enforcement of regulation.

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