Beyond Marshallian Agglomeration Economies
The Roles of Trade Associations in Meiji Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9628205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tomoko Hashino (0000-0003-1592-441X), Takafumi Kurosawa (0000-0002-7476-2783) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 489-513 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Business History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6805 • E-ISSN: 2044-768X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0007680513000731 |
| OpenAlex | W1995530198 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 18 |
In both developed Western nations and developing countries, economic growth was based on the development of industrial districts, which were much more organized and institutionalized in modern Japan than economist Alfred Marshall had described. Local trade associations played an important role in enhancing Marshallian externalities, arising from the ease of imitating improved ideas and transacting unfinished products among clustered enterprises by facilitating joint actions in the supply of public goods, such as through the creation of local district brands and through the efficient provision of business information. These activities were clearly beyond the scope of agglomeration economies. This article examines the case of Kiryu, one of the best-known silk weaving districts in Japan
Business · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Economies of agglomeration · Economies of scale · Economies of scope · Economy · Externality · International trade · Neoclassical economics · Public good · Scope (computer science · Weaving · Engineering · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Japanese History and Culture · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,92 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |