Lessons from the design of innovation systems for rural industrial clusters in India
Summary. Innovation systems for rural village industries in India fail when they adopt weak competitiveness models focused on poverty alleviation rather than business growth. The paper argues that small producers must form multi-sectoral collectives pooling resources and capabilities to achieve technological efficiency. Analysis of leather, fruit processing, and agro-processing sectors shows that successful innovation requires producers to cooperate in production at scale, not compete individually using primitive intermediate technologies.
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Abrol, D.. (2004). Lessons from the design of innovation systems for rural industrial clusters in India. Asian Journal of Technology Innovation. https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2004.9668599
Abrol, Dinesh. “Lessons from the design of innovation systems for rural industrial clusters in India.” Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2004.9668599.
Abrol, Dinesh. 2004. “Lessons from the design of innovation systems for rural industrial clusters in India.” Asian Journal of Technology Innovation. https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2004.9668599.
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- DOI
- 10.1080/19761597.2004.9668599
- Countries
- India
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- Asia
- Categories
- regional-innovation-systems, entrepreneurship, policy
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- 2026-04-28