Small Firms and Industrial Districts in Italy
Goodman, Edward / Bamford, Julia / Saynor, Peter
Originally published in 1989, this book was the first comprehensive and analytical account of the Italian small firm economy to appear in English. Dealing principally with the area of central and north-east Italy where small business flourishes, the book relates to the concentration of such companies to the concept of `industrial districts¿ developed by Alfred Marshall, and provides both a theoretical and statistical basis for Italy in the lat...