Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SME) have found more interest in the last few years, whereas industrialization is no longer seen as a simple way of development. This book analyses how SME clusters emerge in a developing economy. Using India as a case study, it addresses one central question:...

The emergence of space as a determinant in the functional relations linked to production and growth is a recent development in theories of industrial organization. This paper primarily reviews the contesting themes in explaining changes in relative importance of space. In reference to industrial...

Small and medium enterprises (SME) have attracted increasing interest in the last few years, and industrialization is no longer seen as a linear way of development. This book analyzes how SME clusters emerge in a developing economy. Using India as a case study, it addresses one central question:...

Chapter 1: FDI, MSMEs, Digitalization and Green Industrialization: Editors’ Introduction -- Chapter 2: Foreign Direct Investment and Export Dynamics in India: Unveiling the role of brownfield and greenfield investments -- Chapter 3: Outward FDI and Its Impact on The Parent Firm: A case of...

1. Introduction -- 2. Spatial organization of production : contesting themes -- 3. Shifts in policy : SSI sector to SME cluster -- 4. Horizontal expansion or fragmentation? : a tale of artisanal clusters -- 5. Foundries in Howrah : impediments in institutions and organizations -- 6. Garments...