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Author:   Masatsugo Tsuji ,  Emanuelo Giovannetti ,  Mitsuhiro Kagami
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781845423964

ISBN 10:   1845423968
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   23 February 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Preface 1. Introduction Masatsugu Tsuji, Emanuele Giovannetti and Mitsuhiro Kagami PART I: AGGLOMERATION IN ASIA 2. The Relationship Between Toyota and its Parts Suppliers in the Age of Information and Globalization: Concentration versus Dispersion Masatsugu Tsuji 3. Iron Town Cluster: Yawata, its Glory, Decline and Rebirth Mitsuhiro Kagami 4. Information Technology and Economic Growth: Discovering the Informational Role of Density Takuo Imagawa 5. Agglomeration of Exporting Firms in Industrial Zones in Northern Vietnam: Players and Institutions Akifumi Kuchiki 6. Industrial Agglomeration and Regional Growth in Korea: Focusing on the Software and IT Service Sector Yasushi Ueki 7. China's Regional Industrial Disparity from the Viewpoint of Industrial Agglomeration Koichiro Kimura PART II: AGGLOMERATION IN ITALY 8. Italian Comparative Advantages, Persistence and Change in Overall Specialization Luca De Benedictis 9. Globalization, Industrial Districts and Value Chains Roberta Rabellotti 10. The Competitive Advantage of a Region: Industrial Districts In Emilia-Romagna Enrico Santarelli 11. Where is the Internet? Agglomeration in Space and Cyberspace Emanuele Giovannetti, Karsten Neuhoff and Giancarlo Spagnolo PART III: AGGLOMERATION IN THE AMERICAS 12. The Software Industry in North America: Human Capital, International Migration and Foreign Trade Andrew Schrank 13. Mexico: The Management Revolution and the Emergence of the Software Industry Clemente Ruiz Duran PART IV: CONCLUSIONS 14. Conclusions Masatsugu Tsuji, Mitsuhiro Kagami and Emanuele Giovannetti Index

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`. . . the book is an interesting collection of anecdotal evidence. . . the book makes for interesting reading, both from the point of view of case studies and in terms of empirical methodological applications.' -- Silvia Grandi, Economic Geography Research Group `This is a valuable book. The individual chapters contain original case-study evidence and analytical insights. . . it is one that should be consulted by any scholar working in the area if industrial agglomerations and new technology.' -- Simona Iammarino, Economic Geography

'. . . the book is an interesting collection of anecdotal evidence. . . the book makes for interesting reading, both from the point of view of case studies and in terms of empirical methodological applications.' -- Silvia Grandi, Economic Geography Research Group 'This is a valuable book. The individual chapters contain original case-study evidence and analytical insights. . . it is one that should be consulted by any scholar working in the area if industrial agglomerations and new technology.' -- Simona Iammarino, Economic Geography

'... the book is an interesting collection of anecdotal evidence... the book makes for interesting reading, both from the point of view of case studies and in terms of empirical methodological applications.' -- Silvia Grandi, Economic Geography Research Group 'This is a valuable book. The individual chapters contain original case-study evidence and analytical insights... it is one that should be consulted by any scholar working in the area if industrial agglomerations and new technology.' -- Simona Iammarino, Economic Geography

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Edited by Masatsugu Tsuji, Faculty of Economics, Kobe International University, Japan, Emanuele Giovannetti, Lord Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge and Chelmsford, UK and Mitsuhiro Kagami, Ambassador for Nicaragua, Embassy of Japan, Nicaragua

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