 Corporate Restructuring and the Singie European MarketEconomia Internazionale / International Economics, 2001, vol. 54, issue 1, 89-111 Abstract: The paper investigates the dynamics of diversification and multinationality strategies for a sample of firms operating in Italy. The period covered (1987-93) is particularly interesting in that it includes the years of the completion of the Singie European Market Programme. The resuits show that some reorganising/I-estructuring activities in Italian manufacturing bave taken piace, but return to the core strategies bave not been widespread. Conversely, multinational activity has increased for both nationaily controlled firms (which have undertaken new manufacturing activities in foreign markets) and foreign firms (which bave substantially increased their presence in Italy). These and other findings are put into perspective by considering how the changes in the sectoral specialisation of Italian manufacturing relate to the expectations coming from traditional trade theories, new trade and economie geography theories. Keywords: Diversification; Multinationality; European Integration. (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ris:ecoint:0227 Access Statistics for this article Economia Internazionale / International Economics is currently edited by Giovanni Battista Pittaluga More articles in Economia Internazionale / International Economics from Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova Via Garibaldi 4, 16124 Genova, Italy. Contact information at EDIRC. |
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