TY - JOUR
T1 - Social Upgrading in Developing Country Industrial Clusters
T2 - A Reflection on the Literature
AU - Pyke, Frank
AU - Lund-Thomsen, Peter
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In this article, we examine the role of social upgrading in developing country industrial clusters. We argue that while economic growth and productivity enhancement matter, social conditions within clusters are influenced by state monetary, fiscal, and labour policies and regulations, as well as by dynamic processes of agency among cluster governance actors. We find that the state's policies and regulations might enable or constrain cluster actors to behave in ways that affect social upgrading or downgrading. These policies and regulations may also be used by the state to directly change social conditions in national contexts, including in cluster settings, in order to further the government's overall economic strategy. The conclusion outlines our main findings, and the research and policy implications of our analysis.
AB - In this article, we examine the role of social upgrading in developing country industrial clusters. We argue that while economic growth and productivity enhancement matter, social conditions within clusters are influenced by state monetary, fiscal, and labour policies and regulations, as well as by dynamic processes of agency among cluster governance actors. We find that the state's policies and regulations might enable or constrain cluster actors to behave in ways that affect social upgrading or downgrading. These policies and regulations may also be used by the state to directly change social conditions in national contexts, including in cluster settings, in order to further the government's overall economic strategy. The conclusion outlines our main findings, and the research and policy implications of our analysis.
KW - Social upgrading
KW - Industrial clusters
KW - Developing countries
KW - Governance
KW - Labour regulation
KW - Social upgrading
KW - Industrial clusters
KW - Developing countries
KW - Governance
KW - Labour regulation
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U2 - 10.1177/1024529415611265
DO - 10.1177/1024529415611265
M3 - Journal article
VL - 20
SP - 53
EP - 68
JO - Competition and Change
JF - Competition and Change
SN - 1024-5294
IS - 1
ER -