Forms of Enterprise in 20th Century Italy

Boundaries, Structures and Strategies

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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Taking an historical perspective, this unique book highlights the evolution of the many diverse forms of business enterprise, and discusses the contribution of these different types of firm to the economic growth of Italy.One important issue that has recently captured the attention and the research efforts of both economists and economic historians has been the debate on varieties of capitalism in the modern world. In this context, the expert contributors analyze the various stages of Italian development that have been characterized by diverse dominating forms of enterprise which, in turn, have adapted to the nature of technological and market opportunities at the institutional, national and international level. This book proposes a new interpretation of the ‘Italian case’ that utilizes both the structural and macroeconomic perspective of comparative history, as well as the microeconomic perspectives focusing on the strategies of different economic agents.Based on solid quantitative evidence, this original work will prove to be a valuable resource for academics and students of strategy and organization, economic historians and applied economists.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-07-30
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781847203830

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Contents:ForewordFranco Amatori1. Introduction: Forms of Enterprise in 20th Century ItalyAndrea Colli and Michelangelo VastaPART I: BIG BUSINESS: CATCHING THE TECHNOLOGICAL FRONTIER 2. Big Business (1913–2001)Renato Giannetti and Michelangelo Vasta3. State-owned Enterprises (1936–83)Pier Angelo Toninelli and Michelangelo Vasta4. Foreign Enterprises (1913–72)Andrea Colli5. Big Business and Italian Industrial Policies After World War IIFrancesca Fauri6. Financing the Largest Manufacturing Firms: Ownership, Equity, and Debt (1936–2001)Leandro Conte and Giandomenico PilusoPART II: THE POWER OF LOCALISM: EXPLOITING WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY7. Small Firms and Local Production Systems (1900–1960)Mario Perugini and Valentina Romei8. Public Utilities in the 20th CenturySimone Fari and Andrea Giuntini9. Industrial Policy and Artisan Firms (1930s–1970s)Giuseppe Maria Longoni and Alberto RinaldiPART III: IN SEARCH OF AN IDENTITY: STRUGGLING WITH THE CONTEXT10. ‘Leaping Frogs’ in the Demography of Manufacturing Firms (1911–71)Lucia Castellucci and Renato Giannetti11. The Medium-sized Manufacturing Enterprise (1927–81) Fabio LavistaPART IV: COOPERATION: The IMPORTANCE OF NETWORKING 12. Co-operatives (1951–2001)Patrizia Battilani and Vera ZamagniReferencesIndex

. . . the book invites the reader to consider the interaction of the different forms of enterprise with local and national institutional changes, coupled with the opportunities offered by international trade, in order to understand the conditions that allowed (but sometimes prevented) the country to gain from the different processes of technological advancements developed during the twentieth century. The very rich variety of subjects discussed and the widespread use of qualitative information to corroborate the analyses, offer a unique opportunity to look at the evolution of the Italian economy from many different views, and, cross-checking and referencing the different essays, to draw stronger and broader conclusions out of the information contained in each of them. . . this book is greatly rewarding reading for anyone interested in deepening knowledge of the rise and the ongoing transformation of Italian capitalism.'