Clusters. Os distritos industriais dos países em desenvolvimento

Clusters are a frequent phenomenon in developing countries, although extremely heterogeneous in terms oforigin, structure, and principles of organization, performance and growth expectations. Despite its importancein these countries, studies analysing clusters are quite few and recent. The objective...

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Main Author: Beatriz Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul 2003-01-01
Series:Desenvolvimento em Questão
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Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=75210206
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Summary:Clusters are a frequent phenomenon in developing countries, although extremely heterogeneous in terms oforigin, structure, and principles of organization, performance and growth expectations. Despite its importancein these countries, studies analysing clusters are quite few and recent. The objective of this paper is to presentsome general characteristics of clusters related to job market, working strategies and local support organizations,emphasizing their relation with the dynamic of the European Local Production Systems (LPS). We also showin what sense the analysis of the LPS can be useful to address important issues related to the development ofdeveloping countries and present some suggestions for future research related to clusters.
ISSN:1678-4855
2237-6453