tailieunhanh - DEVELOPMENTS KEY ECONOMIC AND PROSPECTS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION 2008

Additional examples further illustrate the benefit of this tool. What if Martin County has a strong electrical equipment manufacturing sector? Development professionals in that community would likely benefit from knowing how connected the individual firms in the cluster actually are and whether some firms have access to specialized equipment that could be shared more widely? In another example, Milwaukee manufacturers within the water technology cluster, who were asking similar questions among themselves, discovered that they had sophisticated laboratory facilities that could be more widely shared within the region to mutual benefit. . | United Nations ESCAP ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS and prospects IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION 2 0 08 ESCAP is the regional development arm of the United Nations and serves as the main economic and social development centre for the United Nations in Asia and the Pacific. Its mandate is to foster cooperation between its 53 members and 9 associate members. ESCAP provides the strategic link between global and country-level programmes and issues. It supports Governments of countries in the region in consolidating regional positions and advocates regional approaches to meeting the region s unique socio-economic challenges in a globalizing world. The ESCAP office is located in Bangkok Thailand. Please visit the ESCAP website at for further information. The shaded areas of the map indicate ESCAP members and associate members. This publication was prepared by the Poverty and Development Division of ESCAP. For further information on publications in this series please address your enquiries to Director Poverty and Development Division Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ESCAP United Nations Building Rajadamnern Nok Avenue Bangkok 10200 Thailand Fax 662 288-1000 288-3007 E-mail escap-pdd@ escap-publicationsoffice@ Website Cover design by Tjerah Leonardo KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AND PROSPECTS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION 2008 United Nations ESCAP New York 2007 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE .