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Knowledge Diffusion and Modernization of Rural Industrial Clusters: A Paper-manufacturing Village in Northern Vietnam
- Source :
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World Development . Dec2011, Vol. 39 Issue 12, p2105-2118. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Summary: This article tests the role of social learning in the modernization of a rural nonfarm industry, using data from a paper-manufacturing village that was transformed from a traditional handicraft industry into a modern industrial cluster. Knowledge diffusion through kinship networks is shown to have played a significant role in the dissemination of mechanized production by helping the followers to overcome subjective risk during the initial investment stage. The financial support through kinship networks also had a demonstrably positive impact on the diffusion of the technology, which removed financial constraints on the initial fixed investments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0305750X
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- World Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 67325680
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.04.017