We investigate the constraints on and forms of business change and how these shape collective dynamics in batik‐producing districts in Indonesia. Conceptually, this paper argues the need to incorporate insights regarding the constraints on, forms of change and segmentation of small businesses with those relating to the collective dynamics of industry agglomerations and the possibilities for policy to effect joint action. We examined 89 batik businesses surveyed across four districts in Surakarta and Pekalongan, Central Java. Overall, the picture we find is one of constraint, modest forms of change and weariness of the effects that policy can have on collective dynamics. In the face of much diminished batik industry agglomerations in both cities, we find little evidence of differences in growth patterns and constraints according to location or industry segment.

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手工业集群的增长和增长约束：中爪哇岛的蜡染产业

我们研究了业务变化的制约因素和形式，以及这些因素如何影响印尼蜡染生产区的集体动力。从概念上讲，本文认为有必要将关于小企业的约束，变化和细分形式的见解与与行业集聚的集体动力以及政策采取联合行动的可能性有关的见解结合起来。我们检查了中爪哇省苏拉卡尔塔和北加浪岸四个地区的89家蜡染企业。总体而言，我们发现的情况是政策可能对集体动力产生的约束，适度的变化形式和疲惫感之一。面对这两个城市的蜡染产业集聚地，