Recent development experience points to the way business can be the key to a dynamic small business sector, especially where those links are built on high trust co-operative relations. This book reviews different types of small business network, illustrated by an international selection of case studies, including: * Chinese family business networks * ethinic minority business networks * Japanese and South Korean business group networks * Taiwan's subcontracting networks * European industrial districts Network promotion initiatives in Singapore, New Zealand, Scandinavia and the UK are each discussed to provide a comprehensive comparative assessment of small business networks. 'The opening couple of chapters alone offer an excellent overview, and are strongly recommended as a source for anyone wanting to get up to speed on discussions of the role of networks and networking in relation to the small enterprise.' - James Curran, International Small Business Journal Vol. 18, No. 3, Issue No. 71, April-June 2000 'The book should be added to the required reading list for anybody interested in or contemplating research on, networks and networking and the small enterprise - James Curran, International Small Business Journal Vol. 18, No. 3, Issue No. 71, April-June 2000 Martin Perry is a Senior Lecturer in economic geography, urban and regional planning and environmental subjects at the National University of Singapore. His previous publications include Singapore: A Developmental City State with L. Kong and B. Yeoh (John Wiley, 1997), Reform at Work: Workplace Change and the New Industrial Order with C. Davidson and R. Hill (Longman Paul, 1995) and Property and Industrial Development with S. Fothergill and S. Monk (Hutchinson, 1987).