The late Giacomo Becattini, formerly Professor of Political Economy, University of Florence, Italy

• Contents: Foreword: An Invitation to Read by Brian Loasby Introduction Part I: From the ‘Sector’ to the ‘District’ 1. From the Industrial ‘Sector’ to the Industrial ‘District’: Some Remarks on the Conceptual Foundations of Industrial Economics 2. The Marshallian Industrial District as a Socioeconomic Notion 3. The Industrial District as a Creative Milieu 4. Local Systems and Global Markets (with Enzo Rullani) 5. From Marshallian to Italian ‘Industrial Districts’: A Brief Critical Reconstruction 6. Measuring the ‘District Effect’: Reflections on the Literature (with Francesco Musotti) Part II: Industrial Districts and Beyond 7. Thought and Places in the Works of Carlo Cattaneo 8. Industrial Sectors and Industrial Districts: Tools for Industrial Analysis 9. The Conditions of Local Development 10. Rural Identities and Globalisation (with Luigi Omodei Zorini) Bibliography Index

'Academicians, politicians and students of economics and those interested in local development will find the book as very valuable learning. The book will be equally informative and interesting to industrial geographers and historians of economic thought. The author's effort in compilation of this volume on industrial districts is therefore very commendable.'

The late Giacomo Becattini, formerly Professor of Political Economy, University of Florence, Italy

• Contents: Foreword: An Invitation to Read by Brian Loasby Introduction Part I: From the ‘Sector’ to the ‘District’ 1. From the Industrial ‘Sector’ to the Industrial ‘District’: Some Remarks on the Conceptual Foundations of Industrial Economics 2. The Marshallian Industrial District as a Socioeconomic Notion 3. The Industrial District as a Creative Milieu 4. Local Systems and Global Markets (with Enzo Rullani) 5. From Marshallian to Italian ‘Industrial Districts’: A Brief Critical Reconstruction 6. Measuring the ‘District Effect’: Reflections on the Literature (with Francesco Musotti) Part II: Industrial Districts and Beyond 7. Thought and Places in the Works of Carlo Cattaneo 8. Industrial Sectors and Industrial Districts: Tools for Industrial Analysis 9. The Conditions of Local Development 10. Rural Identities and Globalisation (with Luigi Omodei Zorini) Bibliography Index

'Academicians, politicians and students of economics and those interested in local development will find the book as very valuable learning. The book will be equally informative and interesting to industrial geographers and historians of economic thought. The author's effort in compilation of this volume on industrial districts is therefore very commendable.'

The late Giacomo Becattini, formerly Professor of Political Economy, University of Florence, Italy

• Contents: Foreword: An Invitation to Read by Brian Loasby Introduction Part I: From the ‘Sector’ to the ‘District’ 1. From the Industrial ‘Sector’ to the Industrial ‘District’: Some Remarks on the Conceptual Foundations of Industrial Economics 2. The Marshallian Industrial District as a Socioeconomic Notion 3. The Industrial District as a Creative Milieu 4. Local Systems and Global Markets (with Enzo Rullani) 5. From Marshallian to Italian ‘Industrial Districts’: A Brief Critical Reconstruction 6. Measuring the ‘District Effect’: Reflections on the Literature (with Francesco Musotti) Part II: Industrial Districts and Beyond 7. Thought and Places in the Works of Carlo Cattaneo 8. Industrial Sectors and Industrial Districts: Tools for Industrial Analysis 9. The Conditions of Local Development 10. Rural Identities and Globalisation (with Luigi Omodei Zorini) Bibliography Index

'Academicians, politicians and students of economics and those interested in local development will find the book as very valuable learning. The book will be equally informative and interesting to industrial geographers and historians of economic thought. The author's effort in compilation of this volume on industrial districts is therefore very commendable.'