Institutional Constraints to Innovation: Artisan Clusters in Rural India

Keshab Das · 2015 · Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy

Summary. Rural artisan clusters in India suffer from low innovation due to institutional constraints. Formal institutions—both public and private—remain disconnected from these informal enterprises, limiting access to finance, technology, and markets. The paper examines five handloom and handicraft clusters across Indian states, finding that sectoral approaches to cluster development fail to address underlying spatial and organizational problems. It questions whether innovation systems adequately serve poor rural producers.

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  author  = {Keshab Das},
  journal = {Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy},
  year    = {2015},
  doi     = {10.7545/ajip.2015.4.2.132},
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DOI

10.7545/ajip.2015.4.2.132

Countries

India

Regions

Asia

Categories

regional-innovation-systems, policy, entrepreneurship

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2026-04-28