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dc.titleClusters in the Caribbean: Understanding their Characteristics, Defining Policies for their Development
dc.contributor.authorRabellotti, Roberta
dc.contributor.authorGiuliani, Elisa
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Rachel
dc.contributor.orgunitCompetitiveness, Technology and Innovation Division
dc.coverageGuyana
dc.coverageJamaica
dc.coverageTrinidad and Tobago
dc.coverageBarbados
dc.coverageSuriname
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2017-03-07T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2017-03-02T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this paper is to map Caribbean clusters and identify their specific characteristics based on existing literature and available empirical evidence. A desk review of 32 clusters distributed across the Caribbean looks at natural resources (agriculture, agro-processing, forestry, aquaculture, and energy), manufacturing, and services (tourism, creative industries, and business services) industries. Three groups of clusters are identified: rising, innovative, and sluggish. Based on this classification, policy recommendations are provided considering the diverse characteristics of the investigated clusters.
dc.format.extent63
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0000626
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Clusters-in-the-Caribbean-Understanding-their-Characteristics-Defining-Policies-for-their-Development.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectIndustrial Policy
dc.subjectIndustrial Cluster
dc.subjectInnovation Activity
dc.subjectTourism
dc.subjectCreative Industry
dc.subjectFinancial Service
dc.subject.jelcodeO14 - Industrialization • Manufacturing and Service Industries • Choice of Technology
dc.subject.jelcodeO25 - Industrial Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeO54 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.keywordsCollective Efficiency; Caribbean; Industrial Policy; Cluster
dc.typeDiscussion Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberDiscussion Papers
idb.operationRG-X1044
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