Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Borello, Jose Antonio
URN	etd-05222007-091405
Title	From craft to flexibility : linkages and industrial governance systems in the development of a capital-goods industry in Mendoza, Argentina, 1895-1990
Degree	PhD
Department	Environmental Design and Planning
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Scarpaci, joseph L. Jr. Committee Chair Browder, John O. Committee Member Dyck, Robert G. Committee Member Knox, Paul L. Committee Member Wardell, Mark L. Committee Member
Keywords	Industrial organization Argentina Mendoza. Industrial location Argentina Mendoza. Industrial equipment industry Argentina Mendoza. Industries Argentina History.
Date of Defense	1993-04-01
Availability	restricted
Abstract This thesis examines the development of a capital goods industry in Mendoza Argentina through an analysis of linkages and industrial governance systems. Linkages are material, informational, and financial flows among firms. Industrial governance systems are the social practices that cement linkages. Hence, linkages are understood as socially embedded and not as market transactions governed solely by price considerations
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