Large Mining Enterprises and Regional Development: Between the Enclave and Cluster

Martin Ignacio Arias (), Miguel Atienza () and Jan Cademartori ()
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Martin Ignacio Arias: IDEAR - Department of Economics, Universidad Católica del Norte - Chile
Miguel Atienza: IDEAR - Department of Economics, Universidad Católica del Norte - Chile
Jan Cademartori: ORDHUM - Department of Economics, Universidad Católica del Norte - Chile

No 15, Documentos de Trabajo en Economia y Ciencia Regional from Universidad Catolica del Norte, Chile, Department of Economics

Abstract: Various regions have recently proposed the creation of clusters around large-scale mining. However, until the 1986s, mining regions were predominantly considerer productive enclaves. This article analyzes the case of the Antofagasta Region, the main mining region in Chile. A descriptive analysis is put forward that addresses the ideal types of the mining cluster and enclave, establishing as criteria of comparison the mechanisms proposed by Marshall as sources of agglomeration economies. Despite strong growth, the Antofagasta Region approximates more a mining enclave than a cluster. This implies the need to revise and adapt the concept of enclave to the current reality.

Keywords: Enclave; cluster; multi-national corporations; minig regions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 O19 Q32 R5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2012-03, Revised 2012-03
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