1st Edition

Small Firms and Network Economies

By Martin Perry Copyright 1999
    256 Pages
    by Routledge

    250 Pages
    by Routledge

    Recent development experience points to the way business can be the key to a dynamic small business sector, especially where those links are built on high trust co-operative relations.
    This book reviews different types of small business network, illustrated by an international selection of case studies, including:
    * Chinese family business networks
    * ethinic minority business networks
    * Japanese and South Korean business group networks
    * Taiwan's subcontracting networks
    * European industrial districts
    Network promotion initiatives in Singapore, New Zealand, Scandinavia and the UK are each discussed to provide a comprehensive comparative assessment of small business networks.

    Biography

    Martin Perry is a Senior Lecturer in economic geography, urban and regional planning and environmental subjects at the National University of Singapore. His previous publications include Singapore: A Developmental City State with L. Kong and B. Yeoh (John Wiley, 1997), Reform at Work: Workplace Change and the New Industrial Order with C. Davidson and R. Hill (Longman Paul, 1995) and Property and Industrial Development with S. Fothergill and S. Monk (Hutchinson, 1987).

    'The opening couple of chapters alone offer an excellent overview, and are strongly recommended as a source for anyone wanting to get up to speed on discussions of the role of networks and networking in relation to the small enterprise.' - James Curran, International Small Business Journal Vol. 18, No. 3, Issue No. 71, April-June 2000

    'The book should be added to the required reading list for anybody interested in or contemplating research on, networks and networking and the small enterprise - James Curran, International Small Business Journal Vol. 18, No. 3, Issue No. 71, April-June 2000