From regional innovation systems to local innovation systems: Evidence from Italian industrial districts

Alessandro Muscio · 2006 · European Planning Studies

Summary. Italian industrial districts function as independent local innovation systems rather than simply components of larger regional systems. The paper argues that districts' specific socio-economic characteristics create distinct innovation patterns that regional frameworks cannot fully explain. In Lombardy, multiple autonomous local innovation systems operate within the broader regional structure, demonstrating that innovation processes operate at multiple nested levels.

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  author  = {Alessandro Muscio},
  journal = {European Planning Studies},
  year    = {2006},
  doi     = {10.1080/09654310500496073},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/09654310500496073}
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DOI

10.1080/09654310500496073

Countries

Italy

Regions

Europe

Categories

regional-innovation-systems, innovation-theory, general-innovation

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