Small multinational groups in the Italian industrial districts: Interpretations and empirical evidence from the mechanical engineering industry

Contributions to Economics

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 336-347

  Mariotti, Sergio ^a   Mutinelli, Marco ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; MANUFACTURING; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 4644288095     PISSN: 14311933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2700-2_15     Document Type: Article

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