A rich and heterogeneous literature has recently clarified the nature of agglomerations of
small and medium-sized companies (industrial districts, flexible manufacturing networks) …

The paper offers a synthesis of sociological and transactions cost economics perspectives
on production networks. Sociological explanations of network effectiveness …

Brioschi F., Brioschi MS and Cainelli G.(2002) From the industrial district to the district group:
an insight into the evolution of local capitalism in Italy, Reg. Studies 36, 1037–1053. The aim …

This paper examines the nature of economies of scale in the small firm sector and aims to
provide new insight into the economic efficiency of small firm industrial districts. The …

The paper reviews recent developments in the industrial districts of Emilia‐Romagna in Italy.
It notes the key question as to whether the enterprise support system for SMEs, that has …

Trust and cooperation are at the heart of the two most important approaches to comparative
politics-rational choice and political culture. Yet we know little about trust's relationship to …

The article describes the main Italian policy instruments for innovation and how these have
been used by companies located in the Region of Emilia‐Romagna. It also describes the …

Twenty years ago Brusco1 drew wide attention to the development of Emilia-Romagna–the
most successful region in the 'Third Italy'–that he called the 'Emilian model'. The model …

This paper, exploratory by nature, raises a fundamental question regarding the relevance of
Schumpeter and Schumpeterian Thought in our contemporary economy. This is done by …

Since the 1980s, Italian industrial districts (IDs) have received increasing attention from both
academic research and policy makers. Following the pioneering contributions of Becattini …