Agglomeration and Local Innovation Networks in Japanese SMEs: Analysis of the Information Linkage
This lucid and informative book analyzes the problem of clusters in transition through studies of agglomerations at different stages of development in various East Asian countries.
Industrial clusters in Asia : analyses of their competition and cooperation
Introduction A.Kuchiki & M.Tsuji PART 1: INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS IN VIETNAM Industrial Clusters in Asia: Analyses of Their Competition and Cooperation: Vietnam Case Study J.Riedel, A.McCarty & R.Record PART 2: INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS IN ASIA Industrial Clusters in Tianjin Area Z.Donggang, X.Siquan, B.Xuejie & L.Ruoyu A Flowchart Approach to Asia's Industrial Cluster Policy A.Kuchiki Localisation and Dispersion of the Chinese Automotive and Parts Industries M.Tsuji & W.Quan PART 3: INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS AND IT INDUSTRIES Agglomeration and International Competitiveness: Can Malaysia's Growth be Sustainable? Y.Okamoto Bangalore's Software Cluster: Building Competitiveness Through the Local Labour Market Dynamics A.Okada The Industrial Cluster Planning for Stimulating the Local Economy: Lessons from Japan R.Nakagawa The Accumulation of IT Industries in Japan: Remedies to Activate Local Cities T.Imagawa
Deliberative Democracy and the Resource Curse: A Nationwide Experiment in Tanzania
Oil and gas discoveries in developing countries are often associated with short-sighted economic policies and, in response, calls to insulate resource management from populist impulses. We report on a randomized experiment testing methods to overcome this apparent tension between sound resource governance and democratic politics. Soon after Tanzania’s discovery of major natural gas reserves, we invited a nationally representative sample of voters to an intensive public deliberation of policy options featuring nationally recognized experts and small-group discussions. Democratic deliberation reinforced the public’s strong preference for rapid spending of gas revenues, but also increased support for various prudential and economically orthodox measures, including independent oversight of gas revenues, limits on government borrowing, and selling gas abroad rather than subsidizing fuel at home. These effects were driven by deliberation per se, rather than a pure information treatment, and show no evidence of contamination by facilitatoror peer-effects in group deliberations. www.cgdev.org Justin Sandefur, Nancy Birdsall, James Fishkin, and Mujobu Moyo