Ceris-Cnr, W.P. N° 09/2006 

REFLEXIONS EN THEME
DE DISTRICTS, CLUSTERS, RESEAUX:
LE PROBLEME DE LA GOUVERNANCE
[Districts, clusters and networks: the governance problem]

Rolfo Secondo
Ceris-CNR

Abstract: While the Italian industrial districts are facing the strong challenge of a growing competition coming from China and other developing countries, the economic and social literature is showing a renovated interest towards local agglomerations of firms. The paper focuses on the large and not yet stable theoretical framework concerning the concentrations of firms at a local level. Networks and clusters are the more used words to define these different forms highlighting internally different sub-categories. More important are however the relations within the local actors (firms, collective and public bodies, universities, ...) and able to generate different forms of governance.

Keywords: Districts, clusters, networks, governance
 

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