In her discussions of import replacement in Japan, Jane Jacobs uses the example of the Japanese bicycle industry--rather than copying an American factory which would *only* make bicycles, mechanics and light manufacturers developed the ability to make PARTS first, for repairs
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After a few years manufacturing spare bike parts on demand, you end up with enough suppliers to assemble an entire bike, and enough experienced workers to do the job. The same techniques/practices developed in producing bicycles directly contributed to the Japanese car industry
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Cultivating this sort of flexible skilled labor pool & infrastructure/logistical network is what I hope will happen to New England (it happened here before, after all!)
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Economic development works its way up supply chains like a flame working its way along a fuse--people start localizing production of common inputs to growing industries, then people start localizing the inputs of THOSE inputs, etc...
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The saga of the former Rao's Coffee in Amherst illustrates some very small-scale versions of this effect (cafe proliferation leading to proliferation in local coffee roasters & syrup/flavoring producers)http://www.masslive.com/business-news/index.ssf/2016/01/raos_rebrands_cafes_in_northampton_and_amherst.html …
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Really need some bright young entrepreneurs to get into the business of kitchen supply now
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do you think developing countries today are hindered by the level of tech today compare Peruvians trying to make an 1920s car part vs a 2010s car part, insurmountable no?
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Not really. Most car parts are still pretty simple. We just have an overlay of complex electronics on top of them.
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