Identification and analysis of the industrial districts in Spain: a quantitative approach

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Title: Identification and analysis of the industrial districts in Spain: a quantitative approach
Authors: Giner Pérez, José Miguel | Fuster, Antonio | Santa María Beneyto, María Jesús
Research Group/s: Economía Industrial y Desarrollo Local
Center, Department or Service: Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Economía Aplicada y Política Económica
Keywords: Industrial districts | Industry location | Local productive systems | Local labour systems | Spain
Knowledge Area: Economía Aplicada
Date Created: 2006
Issue Date: 4-Nov-2007
Series/Report no.: ERSA | 2
Abstract: The identification and analysis of the industrial districts in Spain using a quantitative approach is the aim of this research. In the first part, the industrial districts are identified applying the methodology developed by the Italian Statistics Institute (ISTAT). This identification is possible due to the availability of information about the local labour systems; these have been estimated with labour mobility data between municipalities and the industrial data used to analyse the location of the Spanish industry comes from the Industrial Register published by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce. The analysis classifies the different industrial activities in 23 sectors. In the second part, the characteristics of the, previously identified, industrial districts are quantitatively analysed. Some of the characteristics that will be analysed are the relevance of the industrial districts for the Spanish industry (in a national, sectorial and regional level), the industrialization degree, the sectorial specialization level or the predominance of small and medium enterprises in the whole industry or by sectors. Finally, with the quantitative results, a typology of the industrial districts in Spain will be constructed, that could be used in a further analysis based in qualitative techniques.
Description: Comunicación presentada en 46th Congress of the European Regional Science Association “Enlargement, Southern Europe and the Mediterranean”, August 30th - September 3rd 2006, Volos, Greece
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/2764
Language: eng
Type: Other
Peer Review: si
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