Industrial Districts in History and the Developing World

Part I. Introduction

1. Beyond Marshallian Agglomeration Economies
Tomoko Hashino, Keijiro Otsuka

2. Toward a New Paradigm of the Long-Term Development of Industrial Districts
Tetsushi Sonobe, Keijiro Otsuka, Tomoko Hashino

Part II. Pivotal Role of Technology Transfer

3. Technology Transfer and the Early Development of the Cotton Textile Industry in Nineteenth Century Spain
Jordi Domenech, Joan Ramon Rosés

4. Contrasting Development Paths of Silk-Weaving Districts in Modern Japan
Tomoko Hashino

5. Emergence and Subsequent Development of Garment Clusters in Bangladesh and Tanzania
Tetsushi Sonobe

Part III. Central Role of Producer Cooperatives

6. Trade Associations and Economic Regulation in the Lyons Fabrique: From the 1860s to the 1920s
Pierre Vernus

7. Development of High-Value Agricultural Districts: The Role of Producer Cooperatives in Japan and Developing Countries
Keijiro Otsuka

Part IV. Supporting Role of Local Government

8. Industrial Districts in Europe: Policy Lessons for Developing Countries?
Hubert Schmitz, Bernard Musyck

9. Promotion of the Weaving Districts in Modern Japan
Tomoko Hashino

10. Low-Quality Crisis and Quality Improvement: The Case of Industrial Clusters in Zhejiang Province
Jianqing Ruan, Xiaobo Zhang

Avainsanat: Economics, Economic History, Development Economics, History, general, Innovation/Technology Management, Emerging Markets/Globalization