Download or read book Small and Medium Enterprises in Asian Pacific Countries: Linkages and policy support written by Moha Asri Hj. Abdullah and published by Nova Biomedical Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents selected papers from a September 1999 conference organized by the Center for Policy Research, University Science Malaysia, focusing on linkages and clusters in SMEs. Discusses building of business relationships and possible supply linkages through SMEs, and looks at efforts towards industrial development through linkages and reorganization of industrial clustering for SMEs with respect to the Japanese experience. Discusses policy in supporting SMEs in the UK with some lessons for Asian countries, and describes programs for financial support, policy reform, and business training. The editors are affiliated with University Science Malaysia. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR