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Collective Efficiency and Increasing Returns

Published on 1 January 1999

Recent research on industrial clusters in developing countries has unearthed some notable success stories of small local enterprises growing fast and competing in export markets.

This paper focuses on some conceptual and theoretical points which help to explain them. The discussion is conducted with a view to building a bridge to current mainstream economics.

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Schmitz, H. (1999) 'Collective Efficiency and Increasing Returns', Cambridge Journal of Economics 23: 465-83, doi: 10.1093/cje/23.4.465.

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Hubert Schmitz

Emeritus Fellow

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Schmitz, H.
journal
Cambridge Journal of Economics, volume 23, issue 4

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