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The chair manufacturing district of Manzano: evolutionary processes and the role of the institutions

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The Technological Evolution of Industrial Districts

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Over time the chair district of Manzano has taken on all the distinguishing features of a typical Italian industrial district: a widespread closely-knit production network, large-scale labour division among small and medium-sized firms that control various stages of the value chain, a strong link between production and the local community, a plentiful supply of skilled labour, a wealth of technical knowledge and competence, a wide range of products within the district’s sector of operation and export-driven production (Becattini, 1987).

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Fiorenza Belussi Giorgio Gottardi Enzo Rullani

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Grandinetti, R. (2003). The chair manufacturing district of Manzano: evolutionary processes and the role of the institutions. In: Belussi, F., Gottardi, G., Rullani, E. (eds) The Technological Evolution of Industrial Districts. Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, vol 29. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0393-4_20

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