Publisher's Synopsis
As in many other LDC?s, in Indonesia small-scale industries (SSIs) are important, particularly with respect to the creation of employment opportunities. In these days, SSIs are expected to absorb many millions of workers that have been displaced by current economic crisis. this book seeks explanations for the pattern of development of SSIs in Indonesia within a broader theoretical framework. This book also deals with a number of SSI development related aspects that in Indonesia so far have never or rarely been studied, such as the formation of strategic alliance, cluster development, and application of theories of flexible specialization to the LDC?s. This book also tries to examine empirically the effects of the current economic crisis and to assess theoretically the likely impact of the full implementation of the agreed IMF reform Package on SSIs development in the country. Main problems faced by small producers and the government policy environment are highlighted through several detailed examples.
