Manufacturing abroad while making profits at home: The Veneto footwear and clothing industry

Corporate Governance, Organization and the Firm: Co-operation and Outsourcing in the Global Economy

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 206-234

  Gianelle, Carlo ^a   Tattara, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

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EID: 84890606191     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781848446120.00019     Document Type: Chapter

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