THE CATERPILLAR AND THE BUTTERFLY. AN EXEMPLARY CASE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE ITALY OF THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
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Autori
Giacomo Becattini, economist born in Florence in 1927, Member of the Academies of the Lincei, Colombaria and Georgofili, ex President of the Italian Economic Association, Honorary member of Trinity Hall (Cambridge) and Honorary Citizen of the city of Prato. Among his many books are: Il concetto di industria e la teoria del valore, Torino, 1962; VV.AA., Mercato e forze locali. Il distretto industriale (editor), Bologna, 1987; VV.AA., Prato. Storia di una città, IV vol. (editor), Firenze, 1997; Distretti industriali e Made in Italy, Torino, 1998; L’industrializzazione leggera della Toscana, Milano, 1999; Il distretto industriale, Torino, 2000; Dal distretto industriale allo sviluppo locale, Torino, 2000.
Indice
Foreword; Education and local development; 1. An interpretation; 2. The post-war period: golden age or a great opportunity missed?; 3. The end of an epoch; 4. Conclusions and reflections.