Cluster-Based Industrial Development

1. Introduction: The Scope and Significance of the Study
Tetsushi Sonobe, Keijiro Otsuka

Part I. The Role of Traders in Cluster Development

2. Overseas Vietnamese Traders in a Garment Cluster in Vietnam
Tetsushi Sonobe, Keijiro Otsuka

3. Petty Traders in a Garment Cluster in Kenya
Tetsushi Sonobe, Keijiro Otsuka

Part II. The Role of Managerial Human Capital in the Upgrading Process

4. The Product Ladder in the Steel Bar Industry in Vietnam
Tetsushi Sonobe, Keijiro Otsuka

5. The Move to the Formai Sector in the Metalwork Industry in Kenya
Tetsushi Sonobe, Keijiro Otsuka

Part III. The China Shock and Quality Improvement

6. The Coping Strategy of the Electrical Fittings Industry in Pakistan
Tetsushi Sonobe, Keijiro Otsuka

7. The V-Shaped Growth in the Leather Shoe Industry in Ethiopia
Tetsushi Sonobe, Keijiro Otsuka

Part IV. The Success and Failure of Industrial Development Strategies

8. International Knowledge Transfer in a Garment Cluster in Bangladesh
Tetsushi Sonobe, Keijiro Otsuka

9. Misfired Promotion of the Export-Oriented Garment Industry in Ethiopia
Tetsushi Sonobe, Keijiro Otsuka

10. Conclusion: Towards the Design of Effective Industrial Development Policies
Tetsushi Sonobe, Keijiro Otsuka

Keywords: Economics, Industrial Organization, Development Economics, Regional/Spatial Science, Economic Growth, Urban Economics, Industries