Small Scale Enterprises in Developing and Transitional Economies

Introduction and Overview; H.Katrak & R.Strange PART 1: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL? A REAPPRAISAL The Efficiency of Small Enterprises in Developing Countries: An Empirical Analysis; J.Weeks Small Enterprises and Immiserizing Growth: a Cautionary Tale from the Chinese Silk Industry; R.Strange & J.Newton Small in Not Always Beautiful: Environmental Enforcement and Small Industries in India; N.Dasgupta PART 2: SMALL-SCALE ENTERPRISES AND MARKET COMPETITION Entry, Exit, and the Role of the Small Firm in China's Industrial Transformation; Q-G.Yang & P.Temple Economic Liberalisation and Growth of Small-Scale Enterprises: the Indian Experience; H.Katrak Venezuelan Manufacturing, SME Decline, and Failed Transition; A.Mulhern European Integration and the Survival of Polish Small Enterprises; S.Ghatak, G.Manolas, C.Rontos & I.Vavouras The Impact of Adjustment-led Transformation on Small-Scale Manufacturing in Bulgaria; B.Kassayie PART 3: CLUSTERS: ONE FIT FOR ALL SITUATIONS? A Cure for Loneliness? Networks, Trust and Shared Services in Bangalore; M.Holmström Promoting Small-Scale Industries in Indonesia: a Review of Recent Policies and Programmes; H.Sandee The Determinants of Competitiveness in SME Clusters: Evidence and Policies for Latin America; M.Albaladejo PART 4: NEW DEVELOPMENTS: TECHNOLOGY UPGRADING Firm Size, Technological Capabilities and Market-Oriented Policies in Mauritius; G.Wignaraja Information, ICTs and Small Enterprise: Findings from Botswana; R.Duncombe & R.Heeks