The competitiveness in the clusters of southeastern asian rubber industry

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to study the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector of rubber products of Malaysia, through the analysis of the medical gloves industry. The joint action between the productive sector and the State privileged the attraction of foreign investments, the focus in the exportations, the search of the competitiveness through the productivity and the best use of the resources. These practical are coherent with the clusters theory, therefore they exactly emphasize the supported growth of the productivity and the competitiveness, and not the temporary advantages or firms concentration. The performance of the specialized institutions of technological research and of the associations of the manufacturers has been expressive, either for standardization purposes, improvement of quality and product promotion in the foreign. The case study offers a counterpoint for evaluation of the strategies for industrial development in Brazil.