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Giacomo Becattini and the Marshall's method. A Schumpeterian approach

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  • Joan Trullén

    (Institut d'Estudis Regionals i Metropolitans de Barcelona)

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The studies of Giacomo Becattini concerning the notion of the "Marshallian industrial district" have led a revolution in the field of economic development around the world. The paper offers an interpretation of the methodology adopted by Becattini. The roots are clearly Marshallian. Becattini proposes a return to the economy as a complex social science that operates in historical time. We adopt a Schumpeterian approach to the method in economic analysis in order to highlight the similarities between the Marshall and Becattini’s approach. Finally the paper uses the distinction between logical time, real time and historical time which enable us to study the “localized” economic process in a Becattinian way.

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  • Joan Trullén, 2010. "Giacomo Becattini and the Marshall's method. A Schumpeterian approach," Institut Metròpoli Working Paper in economics 1003, Institut Metròpoli.
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    Keywords

    industrial district; Marshallian industrial district; methodology of economics; Schumpeter's economic analysis; historical time; economic process;
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    • B31 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - Individuals
    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology

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