The Role of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Italian Production System. National Dynamics and Regional Patterns
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Abstract
The article provides an analysis of the organization of the production system in Italian regions, focusing on micro and small enterprises. The objective of the paper is twofold: first, to provide a snapshot of the Italian manufacturing system, highlighting the presence of regional patterns; and second, focusing on manufacturing, to identify the presence of possible regional clusters. Using data from ISTAT (National Institute of Statistics), the authors highlight a variety of patterns of economical specializations at regional level.
Keywords
- Small Enterprise
- Regional Economy
- Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity
