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The Importance Of Natural Resources-Based Industry Clusters In Latin America: The Case Of Chile

In: Handbook Of Business Practices And Growth In Emerging Markets

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  • CHRISTIAN FELZENSZTEIN

    (Marketing and International Business, Faculty of management and Economics, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile)

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This chapter explores the role of marketing externalities and practices in clusters of three key natural resources-based industries in Chile, a region in Latin America where limited research has been conducted. The influence of regional clusters and networks in the growth of firms has been a key research theme in the literature. However, it has been mainly concentrated taking an economic geography perspective. One of the objectives of this chapter is to bring a management, marketing, and strategy perspectives to the topic. Following a review of some of the key literature related to geographic colocation, social networking, and regional innovation lessons from a Latin American perspective and especially for the new Chilean cluster-oriented local economic strategy will be analyzed.

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  • Christian Felzensztein, 2009. "The Importance Of Natural Resources-Based Industry Clusters In Latin America: The Case Of Chile," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Satyendra Singh (ed.), Handbook Of Business Practices And Growth In Emerging Markets, chapter 12, pages 221-234, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789812791788_0012
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    Keywords

    Emerging Markets; Growth; Business Practices; International Business; International Marketing; Developing Country; Transitional Economies;
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    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General

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