This paper investigates some crucial aspects of the recent development of industrial districts in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, where this type of spatial agglomeration of industrial firms has flourished since the period immediately after the Second World War. In particular, it is aimed at...

This paper investigates some crucial aspects of the recent development of industrial districts in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, where this type of spatial agglomeration of industrial firms has flourished since the period immediately after the Second World War. In particular, it is aimed at...

Räumliche versus sektorale Steuerung der Wirtschaft - ein Konzept - Eine wirtschaftshistorische Analyse lokaler Produktionssysteme in der Emilia-Romagna und in Baden-Württemberg - Die Governance-Strukturen lokaler Produktionssysteme in den achtziger Jahren: Bologna und Stuttgart im Vergleich -...

This paper analyses the determinants of employment reactions of firms when environmental innovations have been carried out. It differentiates hereby between employment increases and decreases. The data stem from a telephone survey covering more than 1500 firms in five European countries that...