Ethnology

Economics

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LEAPS

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Small and medium-sized enterprises

Sustainable development

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South asia

Industrial organization

Sustainable growth rate

Finance

Natural resource economics

International Journal of Production Economics

In this piece, we consider the role of small and medium manufacturing enterprises in Asia's sustainable development. Asia has undeniably made huge leaps in its economic growth in the past three decades, however, this growth is not without a cost, especially to societal and environmental wellbeing. More recently, there are signs of increasing realization of this problem and some initiatives to ameliorate it. Yet, the literature has not captured some of these developments and initiatives. This article systematically introduces and summarizes the recent scholarly discussions in IJPE on SED and the role of small and medium manufacturing enterprises (SMMEs) in Asia.

Small and medium manufacturing enterprises and Asia's sustainable economic development