Clusters and Competitiveness
The Development of Sustainable Competitive Industries in Small Developing Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10473883 |
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| Authors | Barry Ishmael (University of the West Indies, corresponding author), Barry Anthony Ishmael |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue | 396 |
| Pages | 453-474 |
| Publication date | 2008-05-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Round Table (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-8533 • E-ISSN: 1465-4008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00358530802057517 |
| OpenAlex | W1999299811 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
The main focus of this study is to make recommendations on policy for the development of internationally competitive ‘niche’ clusters in small developing countries. Also discussed are the relevant strategies for the effective implementation of those policies. The study begins with a discussion of the key concept of the ‘socio-psychological construct’. This construct is based on an interpretation of culture that sees all economic activity within a society as unique to that society and its productive pursuits. This unique culture is later transferred over time into competitive industrial activity. The study adopts the concept of a ‘small developing countries model,’ which is based on the socio-psychological construct. The small developing countries model is used to highlight the historical difference in the processes that were involved in the establishment of clusters in small developing countries as compared with those advanced by Michael E. Porter, for developed nations, in his book The Competitive Advantage of Nations (Porter, 1990 Porter, M. E. 1990. The Competitive Advantage of Nations, New York: The Free Press. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar]). The point of departure of the small developing countries model from that advanced by Porter is a presumption that small developing countries are, and have been, historically open economic systems. This is in contrast to Michael E. Porter's findings that developed country clusters were formed in geographic isolation over historically long periods. The study reviews these concepts as they were applied to Clusters in Trinidad and Tobago and then formulates the policies and strategies relevant to all small developing countries
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| Highly cited | No |
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