Industrial Agglomeration and New Technologies

A Global Perspective

AvMasatsugo Tsuji,Emanuelo Giovannetti

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

This book, a collaborative effort by researchers from Japan, Italy and the USA, seeks to explore the reasons for industrial clustering in certain regions of Asia, Europe and North America. The studies presented illustrate real examples of industrial clusters, adding anecdotal evidence to the emerging theory of economic geography by exemplifying the centripetal and centrifugal forces that regulate the clustering process. The authors examine clusters in a diverse set of countries including China, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, the USA and Vietnam. Significantly, the book provides an interesting split between studies of IT and software-related industries, and more traditional sectors, such as steel and vehicle manufacturing.Industrial Agglomeration and New Technologies pays attention to a varied array of factors that influence clustering, such as knowledge spillovers, tacit knowledge, communication and transport costs, and the effects of various government policies. The case studies provide useful examples for government and industry leaders, as well as a starting point for researchers seeking an ultimate answer to the question: 'Why do firms form clusters?'

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-02-23
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Horizons in Regional Science series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781845423964

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Edited by Masatsugu Tsuji, Faculty of Economics, Kobe International University, Japan, Emanuele Giovannetti, Lord Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge and Chelmsford, UK and Mitsuhiro Kagami, Ambassador for Nicaragua, Embassy of Japan, Nicaragua

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'. . . the book is an interesting collection of anecdotal evidence. . . the book makes for interesting reading, both from the point of view of case studies and in terms of empirical methodological applications.'

Innehållsförteckning

Contents:Preface1. IntroductionMasatsugu Tsuji, Emanuele Giovannetti and Mitsuhiro KagamiPART I: AGGLOMERATION IN ASIA2. The Relationship Between Toyota and its Parts Suppliers in the Age of Information and Globalization: Concentration versus DispersionMasatsugu Tsuji 3. Iron Town Cluster: Yawata, its Glory, Decline and RebirthMitsuhiro Kagami4. Information Technology and Economic Growth: Discovering the Informational Role of DensityTakuo Imagawa 5. Agglomeration of Exporting Firms in Industrial Zones in Northern Vietnam: Players and InstitutionsAkifumi Kuchiki 6. Industrial Agglomeration and Regional Growth in Korea: Focusing on the Software and IT Service SectorYasushi Ueki7. China’s Regional Industrial Disparity from the Viewpoint of Industrial AgglomerationKoichiro KimuraPART II: AGGLOMERATION IN ITALY8. Italian Comparative Advantages, Persistence and Change in Overall SpecializationLuca De Benedictis9. Globalization, Industrial Districts and Value ChainsRoberta Rabellotti 10. The Competitive Advantage of a Region: Industrial Districts In Emilia-RomagnaEnrico Santarelli11. Where is the Internet? Agglomeration in Space and CyberspaceEmanuele Giovannetti, Karsten Neuhoff and Giancarlo SpagnoloPART III: AGGLOMERATION IN THE AMERICAS12. The Software Industry in North America: Human Capital, International Migration and Foreign TradeAndrew Schrank13. Mexico: The Management Revolution and the Emergence of the Software IndustryClemente Ruiz Durán PART IV: CONCLUSIONS14. ConclusionsMasatsugu Tsuji, Mitsuhiro Kagami and Emanuele GiovannettiIndex