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Innovation, Networks, and Vertical Integration

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Paul L. Robertson (University College, University of New South Wales)
Richard N. Langlois (The University of Connecticut)

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A central debate in industrial policy today is that between proponents of large vertically integrated firms on the one hand and advocates of networks of small specialized producers on the other. This paper argues that neither institutional structure is the universal panacea its enthusiasts claim. The menu of institutional alternatives is in fact quite large, and both firms and networks -- of which there is more than one kind -- can be successful, growth- promoting adaptations to the competitive environment. Industrial structures vary in their ability to coordinate information flows necessary for innovation and to overcome power relationships adverse to innovation. The relative desirability of the various structures, then, will depend on the nature and scope of technological change in the industry and on the effects of various product life-cycle patterns. The principal policy conclusion of this analysis is that the government's role ought to be facilitating rather than narrow and

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