Contents: List of figures -- List of maps -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Note on the Acton Society -- -- Introduction: the political economy of the small firm in Italy. Edward Goodman -- 1. The role of small firms in the development of Italian manufacturing industry. Marco Bellandi -- 2. Small firms: profile and analysis, 1981-85 -- 3. A model of the small firm in Italy. Ash Amin -- 4. Sectors and/or districts: some remarks on the conceptual foundations of industrial economics. Giacomo Becattini -- 5. The industrial district in Marshall. Marco Bellandi -- 6. The geography of industrial districts in Italy. Fabio Sforzi -- 7. Small-firm development and political subcultures in Italy. Carlo Trigilia -- 8. Technical change and the industrial district: the role of inter-firm relations in the growth and transformation of ceramic tile production in Italy. Margherita Russo -- 9. The small-firm economy`s odd man out: the case of Ravenna. Mario Pezzini -- 10. Specialization without growth: small footwear firms in Naples. Ash Amin -- 11. A policy for industrial districts. Sebastiano Brusco -- Index
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