The article presents updated estimates of GDP per capita, productivity, and employment for
Italy's regions, at the NUTS II level and at current borders, for the whole economy and its …

This article discusses the role of state-owned enterprises in innovation policy management.
This has long been a neglected topic in both management and innovation literature. The …

Since its political unification (1861), Italy has been a country characterized by limited
investments in scientific research and innovative activities. At the same time, however, its …

The large body of new statistical data that became available after the 150th anniversary of
Italy's unification permits a re-examination of Italy's economic growth. Up-to-date estimates …

In the second half of the twentieth century, the Italian government carried out a massive
regional policy in southern Italy, through the State-owned agency 'Cassa per il …

This paper deals with the role of the State Owned enterprises (SOEs) in innovation
processes. Only a few studies focus on the contribution SOEs as companies might give to …

The privatization of public utilities marked a turning point in European capitalism, resha**
the relationship between the public and private spheres of the economy. However, the …

This book comparatively examines the preferences of four key arms-producing states
towards European joint armaments programmes. The European defence market is …

Defence-industrial collaborative activities have gained a central stage in the current
European debate, based on the simultaneous presence of two systemic pressures …

This chapter discusses the main determinants behind the pattern of Italy's regional
inequality. Regional income inequality was on the rise from around unification until the end …