The decline of the industrial district of Como: Recession, relocation or reconversion?

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 473-501

  Alberti, Fernando G ^a,b  

^a JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

^b CREMS Centre for Research on Health Economics Social and Health Care Management Carlo Cattaneo University LIUC   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decline; Evolution; Industrial districts; Relocation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; RELOCATION;

COMO; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751326370     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985620600884792     Document Type: Conference Paper

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