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Integration, Embeddedness and Local Economic Development

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  • David Clark

    (Geography Subject Area, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB)

  • James Smith-Canham

    (Centre for Local Economic Development, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB)

Abstract

This paper examines the ways in which a new sector is linked to a local economy, and the implications for local economic development. The focus is on the clothing industry in Coventry which survey evidence suggests operates independently and in isolation. A major reason is that the sector is only weakly embedded in a social sense. Clothing manufacturers have a low social profile and contribute little to the institutionalised business life of the city. The consequences of low integration are examined, as are the steps necessary to anchor the sector within the local area.

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  • David Clark & James Smith-Canham, 1999. "Integration, Embeddedness and Local Economic Development," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 14(3), pages 232-244, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:loceco:v:14:y:1999:i:3:p:232-244
    DOI: 10.1080/02690949908726494
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