The paper discusses the relationship between industrial development and structural change in the Age of globalization. It sets within the same theoretical framework the fact that both the sectoral concentration of manufacturing activities and the internal structure of the whole economy do change...

This paper tries to cast a theoretical bridge between two important phenomena which have characterised the evolution of advanced capitalist countries over the second half of this century: namely, the shift from the so-called golden age to the "unstable" macroeconomic environment of the '70s and...

<em>The logic of industrial policy in Italy from world war II to "Industria 2015"</em> - The paper aims at discussing the logic lying behind sixty years of industrial policy in Italy. It is argued that during this time State intervention has been characterised by the issue of an increasing number of laws...

The paper claims that the shrinking in domestic consumption - both public and private - has made Italian industry increasingly dependent upon external market demand in recent years. We expect a relatively slow recovery once the present crisis in industrial activity draws to an end.