A Case Study of Innovations at the Xiqiao Textile Industry Cluster

Abstract

Yu Yonghui, Qiu Haixiong, and Cui Qiang tell the story of one typical Guangdong industrial cluster and the role of a government-initiated and -funded Innovation Center in balancing central policy. Local officials, the local merchant association, and local universities helped to give Guangdong private firms the information, knowledge, and ability to buy modern equipment that they needed in order to be able to manufacture products for the world market.