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| Title | Industrial Clusters and Poverty Reduction |
| Abstract | Few cluster studies have explicitly addressed poverty concerns. A review of existing evidence underlines the relationship between clusters and poverty. There is substantial evidence that clusters generate employment and incomes for the poor in the developing world, and on their growth dynamics. This study addresses the relationship between industrial clusters and poverty, which is a relatively underdeveloped theme within policy research on clusters. The paper develops a methodology for impact assessment of poor groups within clusters drawing on a capability approach, in order to assess how the well being of poorer groups identified in the mapping is affected. This draws on a mix of quantitative, qualitative and participatory methods. It examines ways in which a baseline can be constructed, and the issues involved in establishing a "comparator group" through which the differential impact of cluster programmes on poverty can be assessed. Finally, it considers how this can be embedded within cluster programmes as part of an ongoing learning process. |
| Date | 2004 |
| Language(s) | English, French |
| Pages | 67 pages |
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