Mongolia’s Cashmere Industrial Cluster Development

Ariunchimeg Shatar

Abstract


Mongolia is one of the big countries of the world’s cashmere that vast in territory, rich in resources, economic development has the big potential. If transforms resources as the economic superiority of this sector, it is can lead to the development of the entire national economy. The aim of the study is to review the cashmere sector of Mongolia with the purpose of identifying the major constraints of development of the sector, thereby to suggest policy recommendations for the industry cluster development of the sector. Cashmere industry and its supply chain potential have been studied in the case of Ulaanbator region. Although analysis of recent reforms has provided opportunities for liberalization and modernization of cashmere and wool production and marketing system in Mongolia.


Keywords


Mongolian cashmere industry; Industrial cluster; Model of cluster

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