Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Maurizio Mistri Title: Globalizzazione e processi di governance nei distretti industriali Abstract: Globalizzazione e processi di governance nei distretti industriali (di Maurizio Mistri) - ABSTRACT: This paper is focussed on the relation between globalization and governance of, and in, the industrial districts, especially in the italian experience. In the opening the Author emphasizes the role that international trade has assumed in the growth of industrial districts. One of the most relevant factors of competitive advantage of industrial districts has been found in the existence of a network of social relations between people living in a district and also in the existence of a network of economic relations between firms also operating in the district. Social and economic relations are supported by the existence of special forms of governance at a local level. The paper questions if the economic and cultural transformations induced by globalization weak the ties between the nodes of the networks. Furthermore the paper questions if globa-lization forces the transformation of the forms of local governance in order to maintain the performances of the district form. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2002/4 Year: 2002 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=17961&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:argarg:v:html10.3280/Arg2002-004001 Number: 1 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ilario Favaretto Title: Globalizzazione e regionalizzazione Abstract: Globalizzazione e regionalizzazione (di Ilario Favaretto) - ABSTRACT: The development of regional agreements reflects the growing importance of local realities towards the globalisation process. This leads to the research and valorisation of endogenous qualities that each region owns: the main idea is that the elements which guarantee the success of a region at a local level are not substantially different from those necessary to get international success. The creation of an appropriate human capital and the efficient use of technology are extremely important elements also for the success of regions. Nowadays, the competition either between companies or areas is mainly based on innovative capabilities and innovation can?t be considered outside the territory: it is in fact influenced both by strategies carried out by the regions to allow and spread technological evolution, and by companies operating there. An important element for the birth and the installation of new companies lies on the presence of technical schools and universities which support the growth of a human capital that is vital for the regional development. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2002/4 Year: 2002 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=17962&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:argarg:v:html10.3280/Arg2002-004002 Number: 2 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Luca Santamaria Title: Pensare globale e agire locale Abstract: Pensare globale e agire locale (di Luca Santamaria) - ABSTRACT: The growth in importance of globalization has changed the behavior of the regions and the way the company see their business. However in the last ten year also another phenomenon has captured the interest of economists and experts: a new wave of regionalism. Also regionalism has shown a strong impact on regions and companies. As a response to this "more complicated" word many companies have rethought the strategies they should apply to be more competitive. Even if no single strategy has been proved to be the absolute best a new paradigm is gaining the interest of more and more managers: think globally, act locally. Different examples in issues such as technology improvements, infor-mation efficiency and human resources have supported the idea that this new paradigm is the key of many companies to succeed in this new and competitive environment. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2002/4 Year: 2002 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=17963&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:argarg:v:html10.3280/Arg2002-004003 Number: 3 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Marianna Mantuano Author-Name: Roberto Basile Title: Divari di sviluppo e politiche regionali: i risultati di alcune simulazioni Abstract: Divari di sviluppo e politiche regionali: i risultati di alcune simulazioni (di Roberto Basile, Marianna Mantuano) - ABSTRACT: The first part of this paper focuses on long-term regional economic development in Italy, using the most reliable and updated data at both NUTS 1 (Mezzogiorno and North-Center) and NUTS 2 (the twenty regions) level for the period 1963-2001. Regional development paths are studied by using a simple decomposition of per capita income into a series of employment and labour productivity. The results of the exercise reveal a complex pattern of changing forces resulting in uneven convergence and highlight the importance of employment performance for the evolution of regional disparities in income per capita. The rest of the paper analyses the relation between regional economic development and public policies. In particular, counterfactual policy experiments have been carried out to evaluate the impact of two different instruments (public work expenditure and direct incentives) The results show that only a largely differentiated public expenditure in infrastructural programs between Mezzogiorno and Centre-North can allow Southern regions to achieve a fast convergence process. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2002/4 Year: 2002 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=17964&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:argarg:v:html10.3280/Arg2002-004004 Number: 4 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Antonio Cortese Title: Il controllo direzionale nei pubblici uffici: l'importanza della funzione statistica Abstract: Il controllo direzionale nei pubblici uffici: l'importanza della funzione statistica (di Antonio Cortese) - The question of the inefficiency of our public administration has been an issue dealt with for a long time now. General opinion agrees in pointing out the need to focus the attention on the users and the goals to be achieved rather than the procedures and inputs. Hence, planning and control of the public administration should be the key actions towards success. Once the modern monitoring system has been defined, the aim of this paper is to stress the importance that the help of the statistical function can supply, especially concerning the smooth realization of the management and the evaluation of the results obtained. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2002/4 Year: 2002 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=17965&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:argarg:v:html10.3280/Arg2002-004005 Number: 5 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mario Bolzan Title: Le famiglie valutano l'accessibilit? ai servizi socio-sanitari. Risultati di un'analisi in Italia e nel Triveneto Abstract: Le famiglie valutano l'accessibilit? ai servizi socio-sanitari. Risultati di un'analisi in Italia e nel Triveneto (di Mario Bolzan) - ABSTRACT: This note introduces and describes the relationship between Italian families and social and health services throughout the territory, within the present social and demographic situation, with particular attention given to the difficulties families encounter when trying to access these services. The family is not only the means by which the needs of an individual are taken to the system of services but also the place where individual well-being originates, is protected and promoted. The path is determined by the culture of the family which still characterises family reality in our country, but often this is not enough for the efficiency of the services to perform as expected and desired by the population. In this work an evaluation of family discomfort is proposed, expressed by the degree of accessibility to services, by means of an indicator based on the fuzzy set theory. It is applied separately to Italy and in Triveneto, to certain family typologies, and to some important social and health services of general utility. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2002/4 Year: 2002 Issue:4 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=17966&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:argarg:v:html10.3280/Arg2002-004006 Number: 6