The Flowchart Approach to Industrial Cluster Policy
Palgrave Macmillan IDE-JETRO Series
Industrial cluster policy is crucial to the development of regions in East Asia. Theories of agglomeration and clustering show that industrial clusters are effective ways of generating external economies and reducing transportation costs on a small and large-scale. Before a effective cluster can be built, however, it is necessary to clarify the conditions which are required for its success. This book presents a framework for analysing industrial cluster policies. The flowchart approach is a practical method which makes it clear what factors are important in building industrial clusters, how firms are agglomerated and how policy measures are prioritised. With case studies from China, USA, India, Japan, Thailand and Mexico, this book provides a detailed and comprehensive exploration of industrial clusters, and explains how the flowchart approach can be applied in analysing these case studies.
■ The Flowchart Approach to Industrial Cluster Policy
■ Edited by Akifumi Kuchiki and Masatsugu Tsuji
■ ￡60.00
■ 325pp
■ Published in May 2008
■ ISBN978-0-230-55361-3
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Contents
Introduction / A.Kuchiki & M.Tsuji
Formation and Growth of Economic Agglomerations and Industrial Clusters: A Theoretical Framework from the Viewpoint of Spatial Economics / M.Fujita
The Flowchart Approach to Industrial Cluster Policy: Guangzhou's Automobile Industry Cluster / A.Kuchiki & H.Tsukada
Industrial Clusters in the Austin Area: The Austin Technopolis Case Study / J.Kabir
Automobile Clusters in India: Evidence from Chennai and the National Capital Region / A.Okada
The Process and Factors of Industrial Cluster Formation: A Flowchart Approach to Industrial Cluster Policy in Japan / K.Yoshida
An Empirical Examination of the Flowchart Approach to Industrial Clustering: Case Study of Greater Bangkok, Thailand / M.Tsuji, S.Miyahara & Y.Ueki
The Evolution of the High-Tech Electronics Cluster in Guadalajara, Mexico / Y.Hisamatsu
Conclusion / M.Tsuji & A.Kuchiki
Appendix: Theory of a Flowchart Approach to Industrial Cluster Policy / A.Kuchiki