Local Production Systems in Europe ' Rise or Demise ? '

by Patrick Le Galès, Carlo Trigilia, Colin Crouch

This is the first book to present a systematic analysis of the role of small manufacturing enterprises in the main European economies and to review different perspectives on industrial districts and clusters. Combining knowledge from case-study literature with original analyses of statistical data enables the authors to present full accounts of the role of these clusters in Britain, France, Germany, and Italy, showing the considerable diversity of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199242518
• ISBN13: 9780199242511
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"