The Global Challenge to Industrial Districts: Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Italy and Taiwan

Abstract

Introduction, Paolo Guerrieri et al. Part 1 Models of industrial clusters' evolution and changes in technological regimes, Paolo Guerriri and Carlo Pietrobelli: categorizations of clusters and industrial districts and the dynamics of industrial organization the link between clusters evolution and technological change some stylized evidence from Italy conclusions. Part 2 The dynamics of Italian industrial districts -towards a renewal of competitiveness?, Paolo Guerriri and Simona Iammarino: industrial districts and the changing conditions for competitiveness Italian IDs in the textile and clothing industry - recent evolution and current trends the identification of IDs for empirical investigation - methodological issues the results of interviews to SMEs in the IDs of Prato, Teramo and Carpi concluding remarks - global trends and the future of IDs. Part 4 The dynamics of Taiwan's SMEs - the case of electronics, Wen-Jeng Kuo and Jiann-Chyuan Wang: the decline of the textile and clothing industry and the rise of electronics recent trends and Taiwan's standing in the electronic industry the structural and geographical features of Taiwan's electronic industry the results of the direct survey the role of government policies to support SMEs in the electronic industry future challenges for Taiwan's SMEs conclusions. Part 4 Small firms competing in globalized high-tech industries - the co-evolution of domestic and international knowledge linkages in Taiwan's computer industry, Dieter Ernst: the dominance of SMEs the role of inter-organizational linkages the catalytic role of inward FDI knowledge creation through global production networks (GNP) conclusions. Part 5 New challenges for industrial clusters and districts - global production networks and knowledge diffusion, Dieter Ernst et al: the variety of industrial clusters and districts and their evolution over time the spatial impact of globalization - reconsidering the agglomeration economies argument concentrated dispersion global production networks as carriers of knowledge diffusion intensity linkages new opportunities and challenges for SME industrial clusters and districts.

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