The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development

J. Rogers, Louisiana State University, Alexandria, CHOICE Highly Recommended.

Journal of Economic Literature (Volume 59, no. 1) Fifty-six papers examine the conceptual underpinnings, theoretical perspectives, and research methodologies involved in industrial hubs and economic development, highlighting relevant lessons for policy makers and practitioners.

Arkebe Oqubay is a Minister and Senior Adviser to the Ethiopian Prime Minister and has been at the centre of policymaking for over twenty five years. He is a former Mayor of Addis Ababa and Minister of Works and Urban Development. He currently serves as board chair of several leading public organisations and international advisory boards. He is a research associate at the Centre of African Studies at SOAS University of London, UK. His work includes Made in Africa: Industrial Policy in Ethiopia (OUP, 2015); African Economic Development: Evidence, Theory, and Policy (OUP, 2019); and the The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy (OUP, 2019). He was recognized as one of the 100 most influential Africans of 2016 and a 'leading thinker on Africa's strategic development' by the New African for his work on industrial policies. Professor Justin Yifu Lin, former Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist of the World Bank, is Dean of the Institute for New Structural Economics and the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development, and Honorary Dean at the National School of Development, Peking University. He is a member of the Standing Committee, Chinese People's Political Consultation Conference, and Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. He is a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for Developing World.

Part I: Concepts and Methodologies 1: Arkebe Oqubay and Justin Yifu Lin: Industrial Hubs and Economic Development: An Introduction 2: Arkebe Oqubay: Industrial Hubs and Economic Development: A Literature Review 3: Christopher Cramer and Fiona Tregenna: Heterodox Approaches to Industrial Policy, and Implications for Industrial Hubs 4: Michael H. Best: The Economics of Innovation Behind Cluster Dynamic Processes 5: Antonio Andreoni and William Lazonick: Local Ecosystems and Social Conditions of Innovative Enterprise 6: Howard Stein: Industrial Policy, Institutional Transformation, and Development of Industrial Parks 7: Hisaki Kono: Industrial Hubs: The Viewpoints of Economic Geography and Empirical Economics 8: Edlam Abera Yemeru: Industrial Hubs, Urban Systems, and Economic Development Part II: Historical Context and Analytical Themes 9: Deepak Nayyar: Industrialization, Hubs, and Catch up: The World Economy in Historical Perspective 10: Gioacchino Garofoli: Industrial Districts in Europe: Lessons for Industrial Hubs and Industrialization 11: Patrick Neveling: A Global History of the Political Economy of Special Economic Zones 12: AnnaLee Saxenian: Cluster Dynamics and Regional Networks: New Argonauts, Silicon Valley, and Route 128 13: Michael A. Landesmann and Joris M. Schroeder: Agglomeration of European Industries 14: Thomas Farole: The Global Experience in Special Economic Zones: A History and Review 15: Padmashree Gehl Sampath: Leapfrogging Through Smart Manufacturing: The Role of Hubs in Industry 4.0 16: Celestin Monga: The Economics of Agglomeration 17: Fantu Cheru and Aklilu Fikreselasie: An Urban Planning Perspective on Industrial Hubs and Economic Development 18: Ludovico Alcorta and Taferre Tesfachew: Special Economic Zones and Export-Led Growth: An Industrial Policy Imperative 19: Akfumi Kuchiki: A Flowchart Approach to Industrial Hubs Part III: Industrial Hubs, Labour, Gender, and the Environment 20: Carlos Oya and Florian Schaefer: Industrial Hubs and the Industrial Labor Force in Africa and Asia 21: OEzge Izdes and Fiona Tregenna: Gender, Industrialization, and Industrial Hubs 22: Arianna Rossi: Women, Working Conditions, and Industrial Hubs 23: Giovanni Valensisi: Special Economic Zones in Latecomer Countries: Time to Bring Environmental Sustainability to the Fore 24: John A. Mathews: Greening of Industrial Hubs: A 21st Century Development Strategy 25: Tilman Altenburg and Kasper Vrolijk: Greening Structural Transformation: What Role for Industrial Hubs? 26: James Zhan, Bruno Casella, and Richard Bolwijn: Towards a New Generation of Special Economic Zones: Sustainable and Competitive Part IV: Policy and Practices: Empirical Evidence from Asia 27: Arkebe Oqubay: Industrial Hubs as Development Incubators: Asian Pioneers 28: Justin Lin, Jianjun Xu, and Junjie Xia: Explaining the Reform and Special Economic Zones in China 29: Zonglai Kou and Jun Zhang: Industrial Hubs In 'Sphinx' China 30: Yin Li: Innovative Firms and High-tech Industrial Hubs in China 31: Yu Zheng and Aradhna Aggarwal: Special Economic Zones in China and India: A Comparative Analysis 32: Douglas Fuller: Taiwan's Industrial Districts and Economic Development 33: Jung Won Sonn and Sang Hee Kim: Industrial Complexes in South Korea: An Urban Planning Approach 34: Sanghoon Kim and Hah-Zoong Song: A Review of Industrial Clusters, Industrial Policy, and Industrialization in South Korea 35: George Yeo, Tan Khee Giap, Tan Kong Yam, and Wilfred Loo: Empirical Evidence of Industrial Hubs in Singapore: A Singaporean Narrative 36: Rajah Rasiah and Gopi Krishnan: Industrialization and Industrial Hubs in Malaysia 37: Vu-Thanh Tu-Anh and Do-Thien Anh-Tuan: Industrial Policy and the Evolution of Industrial Hubs in Vietnam Part V: Policy and Practices: Empirical Evidence from Latin America 38: Sebastian Torres: Industrialization in Latin America: A Critical Review 39: Jorge Cornick: The Development of Knowledge-based Export Clusters: Lessons from Costa Rica and