New Growth Poles? Just-in-time Manufacturing and Local Economic Development Strategy

Abstract

MAIR A. (1993) New growth poles? Just-in-time manufacturing and local economic development strategy, Reg. Studies 27, 207–221. A promising strategy for local economic development based upon harnessing just-in-time manufacturing techniques was widely adopted in North American and European motor industry localities during the 1980s. The strategy is characterized by emphasis of strong local linkages–in growth pole fashion–among manufacturers, workforce and local governments, and is accompanied by a set of specific policy instruments relating to attraction of new companies, provision of infrastructures and job training, and efforts to restructure local industrial organization. This “just-in-time local economic development strategy” has both positive and negative aspects that should be weighed up when appraising its implementation. MAIR A. (1993) De nouvelles poles de croissance? La fabrication juste a temps et la strategie de developpement economique local, Reg. Studies 27, 207–221. Pendant les annees 80 une ...