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Port Industry Agglomeration Mechanisms

Posted on:2006-01-13Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:K HuiFull Text:PDF
GTID:1116360152985510Subject:Management Science and Engineering
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This dissertation focuses on industry clusters in port vicinity, which has been a common phenomenon in the era of globalization.Industry clusters in port vicinity are different from those inland. As emerge in an open economy, they result from international factors flowing and industry transfer. In developing countries especially those transforming ones, industry clusters in port vicinity emerge in a process of institutions innovation. Therefore, the aggregation mechanism for clusters in port vicinity is special and deserves in-depth research.The dissertation makes an analysis in the features of clusters in port vicinity and their positive impacts on regional economy. After reviewing the exiting theories of industry clusters, it sums up external and internal conditions for industry agglomeration.In the view of external conditions, it puts an emphasis on port vicinity advantages for industry agglomeration. It is proposed that industries tend to agglomerate in port areas, compared to inland areas, because of port vicinity advantages in the way of specialized market or industry transfer, which is so-called initial agglomeration. It is also proposed, by a two-stage game theory model, that if a certain firm has invested near to a specific port, industries tend to agglomerate densely near to the port because of the learning and conjunction effects caused by the pioneer, which is so-called further agglomeration.In the view of internal conditions, it puts an emphasis on externality and embeddedness. Externality is the economic characteristic of industry clusters in port vicinity. This article discusses in details the activities of firms and households near to the port. In this way externality is explained as the causes for clusters expansion. Embeddedness is the social characteristic of industry clusters in port vicinity. It is thought that embeddedness originates from innovation networks and social networks. The article points out that in port areas the local government and firms are more open-minded so embeddedness is easily to be generated after a process of institution innovation.In the last chapter public policies to accelerate industry agglomeration in port vicinity are discussed.
Keywords/Search Tags:Industry clusters, Port vicinity advantages, Externality, Embeddedness, Public policy
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