Poor management has long been suspected as a major constraint on job creation in the manufacturing sector in low-income countries. In this sector, countless micro and small enterprises in industrial clusters account for a large share of employment. This paper examines the roles of industrial...

In China industrial clusters consisting of small and medium enterprises have been proliferating in areas where private sectors have successfully developed. This study enquires into the process of forming a new industrial cluster and the roles of local and distant urban traders in the garment...

While it has been increasingly recognized that efficient management holds the key to the development of micro and small enterprises in developing countries, we know very little about the managerial capacity of business owners and managers in these countries. In order to explore whether we can...