Flexible Specialization

The dynamics of small-scale industries in the South

By (author) Poul Ove Pedersen, Arni Sverrisson, Meine Pieter van Dijk

Paperback - £17.95

Publication date:

15 December 1994

Length of book:

186 pages

Publisher

Intermediate Technology Publications

Dimensions:

230x144mm

ISBN-13: 9781853392177

Discusses how the concept of flexible specialization and innovation networks could facilitate the development of small and medium enterprises in developing countries. The book concludes that the potential for development through small and intermediate enterprises exists in many cases, despite severe obstacles which have so far prevented development from taking place.