Cluster-based industrial development in contemporary developing countries and modern Japanese economic history

Tomoko Hashino and Keijiro Otsuka ()

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2013, vol. 30, issue C, 19-32

Abstract: What are the similarities and dissimilarities in the pattern of cluster development between contemporary developing countries and modern Japanese economic history? This study attempts to examine the relevance of the Sonobe–Otsuka model, which is designed to explain the long-term process of cluster-based development in developing countries, for understanding the development process of silk-weaving clusters in prewar Japan. We discovered critical roles played by trade associations and local governments in internalizing the agglomeration economies in the development of the silk-weaving industry in Japan. We argue that further efforts are needed to explore the importance of trade associations and local governments in the development of industrial clusters in developing countries.

Keywords: Industrial clusters; Developing countries; Japanese economic history; Innovations; Trade associations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L67 N15 N65 O14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jjie.2013.09.001

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