12. Knowledge and Trust : the Regulation of Cooperation in Industrial Districts. Birmingham (UK) and Providence (USA)
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5 février 2024
- doi: 10.4000/books.pufc.27449
- isbn: 978-2-84867-178-9
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Francesca Carnevali, « 12. Knowledge and Trust : the Regulation of Cooperation in Industrial Districts. Birmingham (UK) and Providence (USA) », Presses universitaires de Franche-Comté, ID : 10.4000/books.pufc.27449
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I. The conceptual problem When in 1890 Alfred Marshall observed the persistence of localized economies, made of small firms specializing in the production of one good, such as cutlery (Sheffield), metalwares (Birmingham), furniture (High Wycombe) and pottery (North Staffordshire) he identified local external economies as the factor that allowed these firms not to internalize inputs and therefore remain small. Since Marshall’s analysis local economies such as industrial districts have been th...