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Conformation of clusters derived from mesoenterprises in economic and institutional sceneries for stimulating local development

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  • Álice J. Araujo Lobo

    (Profesora Asociada, adscrita a la cátedra de Gerencia General y de los Recursos Humanos, del Departamento de Ciencias Administrativas, de la Escuela de Administración y Contaduría Pública. Facultad de ciencias Económicas y Sociales. Universidad de Los Andes. Dirección: Av. Las Américas, Núcleo Liria, Edficio F, piso 1, Mérida, Venezuela, teléfonos: 0274 271 21 30 y 240 10.)

Abstract

Among the key factors for local development, there are the flexible production organization and the development of institutions; these topics are analyzed and evaluated in this article, particularly to the Mérida´s case, Venezuela, by analyzing its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. According to this analysis, Merida, in the first place, should become a much more competitive city. In second place, encouraging the development of clusters derived from meso-enterprises. The completion of this article employed the use of documental analysis, the inferential abduction and the complementarily as the main methodological resources. The article concludes that according to the local development theory, developing countries can improve its local territories by stimulating the private investment, as well as the creation of clusters that stimulate the industrial diversification and the competitiveness of territories.

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  • Álice J. Araujo Lobo, 2010. "Conformation of clusters derived from mesoenterprises in economic and institutional sceneries for stimulating local development," Economía, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (IIES). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales. Universidad de Los Andes. Mérida, Venezuela, vol. 35(29), pages 171-199, January-j.
    • Handle: RePEc:ula:econom:v:35:y:2010:i:29:p:171-199
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    Keywords

    Local development; clusters; meso-enterprise; institutional development.;
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    JEL classification:

    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production
    • O20 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - General

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