Local enterprises in the global economy  issues of governance and upgrading /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by Hubert Schmitz. 
 - Cheltenham, U.K. ;  Northampton, Mass. :  Edward Elgar,  c2004. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 392 p.) :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Globalized localities : introduction -- 2. Regions in the "world economic triangle" -- 3. Making sense of global standards -- 4. Governance in global value chains -- 5. The underground revolution in the Sinos Valley : a comparison of upgrading in global and national value chains -- 6. How globalization affects Italian industrial districts : the case of Brenta -- 7. Upgrading in the tile industry of Italy, Spain and brazil : insights from cluster and value chain analysis -- 8. Local upgrading strategies in response to global challenges : the surgical instrument cluster of Tuttlingen, Germany -- 9. Clustering and upgrading in global value chains : the Taiwanese personal computer industry -- 10. Global quality standards and technological upgrading in the Brazilian auto-components industry -- 11. The effect of global standards on local producers : a Pakistani case study -- 12. Paradoxes and ironies of locational policy in the new global economy -- 13. Chain governance and upgrading : taking stock. 
<br/><br/> This book opens a fresh chapter in the debate on local enterprise clusters and their strategies for upgrading in the global economy. The authors employ a novel conceptual framework in their research on industrial clusters in Europe, Latin America and Asia and provide new perspectives and insights for researchers and policymakers alike. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781843769743 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003049350 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Small business.<br/>Small business--Technological innovations.<br/>Corporate governance.<br/>Industrial location.<br/>Industrial concentration.<br/>Globalization--Economic aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD2341  / .L62 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.6/42