culminated in a significant contraction. This process of de-industrialization and marginalization of the economy of Southern … Italy must be opposed to start a real recovery of competitiveness. To do whatever is necessary to support appropriate public … state of competitiveness of the Southern Italy industrial sector and, subsequently, the main factors that affect …

positive program treatment effect on employment, investment and net entry but not on TFP. OLS underestimates program effects …,300 suggesting that in some respects investment subsidies can be cost effective. …

go for a low road strategy of competitiveness (lowering wages and taxes, forfeiting high quality specialisation and …

The government has implemented substantial trade and investment policy reforms during the last two decades following a … three-track approach involving unilateral, regional and multilateral modalities towards freer trade and investment. The … reforms resulted to improvements in domestic resource allocation, increased productivity, increased competitiveness of …

expansion of exports, increases in foreign investments, development of the private sector, and enhancement of domestic linkages …

many countries have actually been deindustrializing. This paper analyses deindustrialization experiences internationally … importance of robust industrial policies if countries are to move from deindustrialization to reindustrialization. …