Abstract

REYNALDO-CARMONA, Rodrigo. New public policies and governance systems in the Italian industrial districts. Econ. soc. territ [online]. 2008, vol.8, n.28, pp.847-878. ISSN 2448-6183.

In this paper the experience of the Italian industrial district as an object of public policy is analysed. Firstly, we describe the main theoretical and structural characteristics that distinguish this kind of productive organization and its dynamics over time. Secondly, we examine the district's experience taking into account the Italian industrial policies at national and regional levels. We also address the institutional architecture, as well as the different agents and strata that constitute the decision making process (governance) of the industrial policy at the territorial level. Finally, we reach some possible conclusions about the importance of the industrial district and its implications in public policy and local development.

Keywords : industrial district; public policies; governance; territory.