Exit, voice and the evolution of industrial districts: The case of the post-World War II economic development of Prato

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 501-522

  Dei Ottati, Gabi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic and social development; Exit voice approach; Industrial districts

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT;

EID: 0042768586     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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