Open AccessCollective efficiency and increasing returns
Author(s) -
Hubert Schmitz
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
cambridge journal of economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.261
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1464-3545
pISSN - 0309-166X
DOI - 10.1093/cje/23.4.465
Subject(s) - mainstream , industrialisation , economics , mainstream economics , bridge (graph theory) , collective action , neoclassical economics , market economy , political science , applied economics , politics , law , medicine
Summary 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 paper focuses on some conceptual and theoretical points which help to explain them. The discussion is conducted with a view to building a bridge to current mainstream economics.
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