TY - GEN AU - Alessandro Viviani TI - Firms and System Competitiveness in Italy SN - 978-88-6453-270-7 PY - 2009/// PB - Firenze University Press KW - Economia KW - Statistica N1 - Open Access N2 - Recent evolution of the Italian industrial system shows how the concepts of localization/delocalization of economic production processes have very little to do with geographical and administrative borders. In this context, a very important and discussed element of complexity is represented by the evaluation of competitiveness. Problems regarding the concept and its proper measurement require a deep elaboration and regard the context of analysis, the information and the available statistical data sources. This book aims at discussing this complex phenomenon from a critical viewpoint both at a macro (economic systems) and at a micro (firms) level showing that they are intrinsically integrated UR - https://www.fupress.com/redir.ashx?RetUrl=1806_21398.pdf UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/47701 ER -