Upon leaving Tuscany to become Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold II left some notes (1790) that prove very interesting to today's economist. They show how a holistic approach to the socio-economic characteristics of a region should always be considered, starting from a people's spirit, or...

Italian Abstract: Dopo aver lasciato la Toscana per diventare imperatore del Sacro Romano Impero, Leopoldo lasciò alcuni appunti (1790) che si rivelarono molto interessanti per l'economista di oggi. Mostrano come dovrebbe essere sempre considerato un approccio olistico alle caratteristiche...

As a departing point, the paper presents the historical genesis of the concept of industrial district focusing on the scientific views of the pioneer of this field, Alfred Marshall. The concept has its origins in the observation of the current industrial reality, mainly of the British one. The...

Upon leaving Tuscany to become Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold II left some notes (1790) that prove very interesting to today’s economist. They show how a holistic approach to the socio-economic characteristics of a region should always be considered, starting from a people’s spirit, or...

A group of researchers from Bank of Italy has been recently carrying out comparative investigations about different aspects of the Italian industrial districts experience, marking a turning point in this field of study. Their outcomes turn out to be essential at least from two standpoints. On...

A group of researchers from Bank of Italy has been recently carrying out comparative investigations about different aspects of the Italian industrial districts experience, marking a turning point in this field of study. Their outcomes turn out to be essential at least from two standpoints. On...

Upon leaving Tuscany to become Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold II left some notes (1790) that prove very interesting to today's economist. They show how a holistic approach to the socio-economic characteristics of a region should always be considered, starting from a people's spirit, or...

This essay by Giacomo Becattini is the translation of a chapter from his volume "Il concetto d'industria e la teoria del valore" ("The concept of industry and the theory of value"), originally published in Italian by the Turin scientific publisher Paolo Boringhieri in 1962. This was the first...