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.
The flowchart approach to industrial cluster policy
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
A Flowchart Approach
Policy for forming industrial clusters — industrial cluster policy — plays an important role in the development of any region in East Asia. Such policy is followed not only in Japan by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry but also in most countries in the area, such as Malaysia and Singapore. Silicon Valley in the USA and Bangalore in India are well-known success stories of development in information technology. Agglomeration theory and cluster theory explain that an industrial cluster is effective in generating external economies and reducing transportation costs. But we need to be clear about what the required conditions are for forming a cluster, particularly when we are discussing the growth strategy for developing countries.