Evolution of Italian Enterprises in the 20th Century

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Giannetti, Renato (Editor), Vasta, Michelangelo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2006.
• Series: Contributions to Economics,
• Subjects: History.; Economic history.; Industrial organization.; Economics.; Methodology/History of Economic Thought.; History, general.; Industrial Organization.

During the first two-thirds of the 20th century the themes of sectorial structure and compared performance prevail in Italian economic historiography. In the last part of the century, in contrast, attention is focused on the behavior of single economic actors and their micro-economic strategies. Thi...

Table of Contents:

• The historiography
• Industrial structure (1911–2001)
• The concentration of the industrial structure (1913–1971)
• The demography of manufacturing firms (1911–1971)
• The largest 200 manufacturing firms (1913–2001)
• Ownership and control in Italian capitalism (1911–1972)
• Firm performance (1900–1971)
• Business strategies from Unification up to the 1970s
• Entrepreneurs and managers (1913–1972).