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The Geography of Industrial Development in East Asia

In: Cluster-Based Industrial Development

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  • Tetsushi Sonobe
  • Keijiro Otsuka

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As discussed in Chapters 1 and 2, it has been increasingly recognized that industrial clusters play a critical role in the development of industries. The case of Japan is particularly noteworthy, as the fine division of labor among a large number of small- and medium-size assemblers and part-suppliers located in small industrial districts is regarded as a major characteristic of the post-war industrialization (Asanuma, 1989; Kawasaki and Macmillan, 1987; Whittaker, 1997). Yet, according to the statistical analyses of changes in industrial locations in Japan (Fujita and Tabuchi, et al., 1997; Mano and Otsuka, 2000), manufacturing industries tend to disperse geographically over time, rather than concentrate in certain areas. The same tendency is found in the US (Glaeser et al., 1992; Henderson 1995; Kim, 1995). Does this imply that industrial clusters are dissolved rather than strengthened in the process of industrial development?

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  • Tetsushi Sonobe & Keijiro Otsuka, 2006. "The Geography of Industrial Development in East Asia," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Cluster-Based Industrial Development, chapter 3, pages 35-59, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-59606-1_3
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230596061_3
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