Changing governance of local economies : responses of European local production systems /

This book examines patterns of economic governance in three specific, contrasting, contexts: machinery-producing districts; declining steel cities; and clusters of high-technology activities. Building on the work of their previous book (Local Production Systems in Europe: Rise or Demise? OUP 2001),...

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Main Author:
Crouch, Colin
Other Authors:
Crouch, Colin
Format:
Electronic eBook
Language:
English
Published:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Summary:
This book examines patterns of economic governance in three specific, contrasting, contexts: machinery-producing districts; declining steel cities; and clusters of high-technology activities. Building on the work of their previous book (Local Production Systems in Europe: Rise or Demise? OUP 2001), which charted the recent development of local clusters of specialized manufacturing among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in France, Germany, Italy, and the UnitedKingdom, the authors find patterns of economic governance far more complex and dynamic than usually described in a literature w
Physical Description:
1 online resource (391 p.)
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [344]-363) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-153183-9
9786612007231
1-282-00723-8
Subjects:
Small business > Europe.
Industrial organization (Economic theory)
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