On the Origins and Development of Pakistan’s Soccer-Ball Cluster

On the Origins and Development of Pakistan’s Soccer-Ball Cluster

Sialkot, Pakistan, is the world center of hand-stitched soccer-ball manufacturing. The existence of the cluster is puzzling and seems to argue against the “home market effect”, since there is little local demand for soccer balls. This paper traces...

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Main Authors: Atkin, David, Chaudhry, Azam, Chaudry, Shamyla, Khandelwal, Amit K., Raza, Tariq, Verhoogen, Eric
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2019
Subjects:
SPORTING GOODS
MANUFACTURING
EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
SPATIAL ECONOMICS
INDUSTRIAL POLICY
COMPETITION POLICY
SPECIALIZATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/237351565607037214/On-the-Origins-and-Development-of-Pakistan-s-Soccer-Ball-Cluster
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32229

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/237351565607037214/On-the-Origins-and-Development-of-Pakistan-s-Soccer-Ball-Cluster
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32229

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