Cluster-Based Industrial Development

Despite its utmost importance, the issue of industrial development has been largely neglected in the literature for the last few decades. The authors have conducted comparative case studies between Chinese and Japanese industries.

List of Figures List of Tables Preface Introduction The Development of Industrial Clusters in East Asia The Geography of Industrial Development in East Asia An Inquiry into Merchant-Led Industrialization: The Garment Industries in Zhejiang and Hiroshima An Inquiry into Engineer-Led Industrialization: The Motorcycle Industries in Japan and Chongqing Innovation in Industrial Clusters: The Machine Tool Industry in Taichung and the Low-Voltage Electric Machinery Industry in Wenzhou The Changing Roles of Imitation and Innovation in Industrial Clusters: The Printed Circuit Board Industry in Northern Taiwan and Jiangsu Province Towards an Endogenous Model of Industrial Development References Index