TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kuchiki, Akifumi
AU  - Tsuji, M.
TI  - The Flowchart Approach to Industrial Cluster Policy / 
SN  - 9780230553613
U1  - 338.7 
PY  - 2008///
PB  - Palgrave MacMillan, 
KW  - Business & Economics
N2  - Industrial cluster policy is crucial to the development of regions in East Asia. Theories of agglomeration and clustering show that industrial clusters are effective ways of generating external economies and reducing transportation costs on a small and large-scale. Before a effective cluster can be built, however, it is necessary to clarify the conditions which are required for its success. This book presents a framework for analysing industrial cluster policies. The flowchart approach is a practical method which makes it clear what factors are important in building industrial clusters, how firms are agglomerated and how policy measures are prioritised. With case studies from China, USA, India, Japan, Thailand and Mexico, this book provides a detailed and comprehensive exploration of industrial clusters, and explains how the flowchart approach can be applied in analysing these case studies
ER  -