This paper shows that after the Second World War the Italian State carried out an artisanship policy of an extent that was unparalleled in Europe. This policy was based on the provision, on the one hand, of lower tax and employers' contributions and welfare benefits at reduced premiums and, on the other, hand, of 'substitutive factors': soft loans, services and promotional initiatives by state agencies. Such an artisan policy played a twofold role: partly 'defensive', protecting a segment of marginal firms, and partly 'proactive', prompting the modernisation and innovation of more promising firms.
This paper shows that after the Second World War the Italian state carried out an artisanship policy (that is, for the smallest firms) of an extent that was unparalleled in Europe. This policy was based on the provision, on the one hand, of lower tax and employers’ contributions and welfare benefits at reduced premiums and, on the other hand, of ‘substitutive factors’: soft loans, services and promotional initiatives by state agencies. Such an artisan policy played a twofold role: partly ‘defensive’, protecting a segment of marginal firms, and partly ‘proactive’, prompting modernisation and innovation of more promising firms. The latter were clustered especially in the industrial district of the centre and north-easte of the country, whose development turned out to be boosted to a significant extent by state intervention
Longoni, M. G. e A., Rinaldi. "Industrial Policy and Artisan Firms in Italy, 1945-1981" Working paper, RECENT WORKING PAPER SERIES, RECent (Center for Economic Research) - Dipartimento di Economia Marco Biagi - Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 2008. https://doi.org/10.25431/11380_605167
Industrial Policy and Artisan Firms in Italy, 1945-1981
Rinaldi A.
2008
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This paper shows that after the Second World War the Italian state carried out an artisanship policy (that is, for the smallest firms) of an extent that was unparalleled in Europe. This policy was based on the provision, on the one hand, of lower tax and employers’ contributions and welfare benefits at reduced premiums and, on the other hand, of ‘substitutive factors’: soft loans, services and promotional initiatives by state agencies. Such an artisan policy played a twofold role: partly ‘defensive’, protecting a segment of marginal firms, and partly ‘proactive’, prompting modernisation and innovation of more promising firms. The latter were clustered especially in the industrial district of the centre and north-easte of the country, whose development turned out to be boosted to a significant extent by state interventionFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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