The performance of Italian industrial districts and large enterprise areas in the 1990s

Giacomo Becattini and Gabi Dei Ottati

European Planning Studies, 2005, vol. 14, issue 8, 1139-1162

Abstract: On the basis of economic and population census data and of foreign trade statistics, in this paper we analyse the changes that occurred in the 1990s in the different local production systems that make up the mosaic of the Italian economy. The results of the study show that personal and household goods and light engineering, often made in industrial districts, contributed positively to the Italian balance of trade. Moreover, employment and other economic and social indicators show that industrial district provinces performed better than large enterprise provinces, so refuting the usual interpretation that district small and medium-sized enterprises are responsible for the recent slow down of the Italian economy. Some cues for policy intervention close the paper.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1080/09654310600852423

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