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100			_aVijayabaskar, M.
245			_aCan cluster development programmes ensure decent work? Evidence from Indian MSE clusters in global value chains
260			_c2008
300			_ap.409-20.
362			_aJul-Sep
520			_aClusters of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) are increasingly seen by policy-makers and multilateral agencies as possible growth engines and employment generators in the current globalising environment. Several policy initiatives seek to build the capabilities of these enterprises to help them compete in the global market. it is implicitly assumed that competing through improved quality and product innovation will lead to better employment outcomes as well. This paper, based largely on secondary literature on globalising clusters specialising in key export sectors, evaluates the links between success in the global product markets, on the one hand, and the quality of work and employment, on the other. It contents that the relationship between the two need not necessarily be a positive one. Improvements in the quality of work, it argues, require interventions of a different order as compared to those aimed at improving the competitiveness of MSEs. - Reproduced.
650			_aEmployment - India
650			_aEmployment
773			_aIndian Journal of Labour Economics
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909			_a81051
999			_c81051 _d81051