The Coexistence of Large and Small Firms: A Study of the Italian Mechanical Industries

Stanislaw H. Wellisz

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1957, vol. 71, issue 1, 116-131

Abstract: Introduction, 116. — I. The structure of the Italian mechanical industries, 117. — II. The market for consumers' durables, 118. — III. Subcontracting and peak demand orders, 122. — IV. Growth possibility of large and small firms, 124. — V. The availability of financing, 127. — VI. The vulnerability of small firms, 129. — VII. Small firms: an evil or a blessing? 130.

Date: 1957
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