Distribution System of China's Industrial Clusters: Case Study of Yiwu China Commodity City
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10/11/2006
10/11/2006
01/10/2006
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Resumo |
This paper discusses the issue of upgrading industrial clusters from the perspective of external linkages. It is taken for granted that in most developing countries, due to the limited domestic market and poor traditional commercial networks, industrial clusters are able to upgrade only when they are involved in global value chains. However, the rise of China’s industrial clusters challenges this view. Historically, China has had a lot of industrial clusters with their own traditional commercial networks. This fact combined with its huge population resulted in the formation of a unique external linage to China’s industrial clusters after the socialist planning period ended. In concrete terms, since the 1980s, a traditional commercial institution . the transaction market . began to appear in most clusters. These markets within the clusters get connected to those in the cities due to interaction between traditional merchants and local governments. This has resulted in the formation of a powerful market network-based distribution system which has played a crucial role for China’s industrial clusters in responding to exploding domestic demand. This paper explains these features in detail, using Yiwu China Commodity City as a case study. |
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IDE Discussion Paper. No. 75. 2006.10 http://hdl.handle.net/2344/208 IDE Discussion Paper 75 |
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en eng |
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Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO 日本貿易振興機構アジア経済研究所 |
Palavras-Chave | #Industrial cluster #Transaction market #Merchants #Network #Yiwu #Distribution #Industrial structure #Commerce #Market #China #ネットワーク #流通 #産業構造 #商業 #市場 #中国 #331.84 #AECC China 中国 #L67 - Other Consumer Nondurables: #L81 - Retail and Wholesale Trade; #O14 - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology #O53 - Asia including Middle East #381 |
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Working Paper Technical Report |