This book, a collaborative effort by researchers from Japan, Italy and the USA, seeks to explore the reasons for industrial clustering in certain regions of Asia, Europe and North America. The studies presented illustrate real examples of industrial clusters, adding anecdotal evidence to the...

Summary The following paper explores the variable consequences of offshore manufacturing in the Dominican Republic. While foreign transplants have been treated as tenants in most of the country, and have thereby made transitory contributions to export and employment growth, they have been...