Regional and Local Locational Policy: What can we Learn from the Ceramics and Textiles/Clothing Clusters of Santa Catarina, Brazil?

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Date issued
Mar 1999
Subject
Business Development;
Industrial Policy
Country
Brazil
Category
Discussion Papers
The presentation gives a brief overview of the most important aspects of adjustment strategies in the ceramic tile cluster in Criciúma and the textiles and clothing cluster in Itajaí Valley, Brazil. It also addresses the question of why industrial district-like structures did not emerge in the past.