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Towards a History of the Italian Industrial Districts from the End of World War II to the Nineties

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  • Sebastiano Brusco
  • Sergio Paba

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When did the first Italian industrial districts spring up? In which regions have they developed, and over what times, in the forty years of republican Italy from the end of World War II to the nineties? How do districts develop? How do they change their shape in time? By using for the first time comparable census data from 1951 to 1991 and with reference to the main existing literature on the subject, we try to answer these questions and to trace a history of the Italian industrial districts. In the discussion, we enquire into how the importance and role of the districts vary over time, and we attempt to assess their prevailing working conditions, their efficiency and their ability to face up to international competition.

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  • Sebastiano Brusco & Sergio Paba, 2014. "Towards a History of the Italian Industrial Districts from the End of World War II to the Nineties," Department of Economics 0037, University of Modena and Reggio E., Faculty of Economics "Marco Biagi".
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    Keywords

    industrial districts; SMEs; Italy; regional growth;
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    JEL classification:

    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
    • N64 - Economic History - - Manufacturing and Construction - - - Europe: 1913-

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