This research proposes an investigation into the creation and the later development, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, of a private company called CRIT Srl, constituted by a group of large and medium-sized mechanical firms. The purpose of CRIT is not only to act as a technology broker,...

Italian Abstract: La mancanza di informazioni dettagliate sui beneficiari degli incentivi alle imprese in Italia ha reso tradizionalmente molto difficile l’analisi delle caratteristiche del sostegno economico al sistema produttivo. Per colmare in parte tale lacuna, in questo lavoro si sfrutta...

This paper aims at examining the regional industrial policies at present in place in the United Kingdom. The analysis is divided in two parts: while the first one provides a survey of the national level, the second one is focused on the regional level. After a thorough description of the...