Local Clusters in Global Chains: The Causes and Consequences of Export Dynamism in Torreon's Blue Jeans Industry

JENNIFER BAIRYale University, New Haven, CT, USAandGARY GEREFFI *Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

Summary: Using a case study of the export-oriented blue jeans industry in Torreon, Mexico, theauthors discuss the role of US buyers in promoting full-package apparel production. While thenetworks associated with this model yield better development outcomes for ?rms and workers thanthose typical of the maquila industry, the Torreon cluster is not adequately described as a ``highroad'' industrial district. The global commodity chains framework is used to assess thedevelopmental implications of the apparel industry's growth in Torreon. By emphasizing therelationship between producers and foreign buyers, this approach provides a useful way to bridgethe global±local divide in the literature on industrial clusters in developing countries. ó 2001Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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本文是耶鲁大学的学者 JenniferBair成果，研究了置于全球链条中的地方性产业集群,其目的在于研究地方性产业集群如何更好地嵌入全球链条中,从而促进本地产业的发展,嵌入全球产业链也是集群跨区域整合的一种主要方式。

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