Executive summary The present study reviews a diverse set of countries with the most
successful industrial policy experiences since the Second World War–namely, the US …

The state of development of the financial sector does not change monotonically over time. In
particular, by most measures, countries were more financially developed in 1913 than in …

Recent contributions show that the Italian corporate governance regime exhibits low legal
protection for investors and poor legal enforcement (La Porta et al. 1998), underdeveloped …

The Italian model of corporate governance is characterised by a high degree of ownership
concentration, both for unlisted and listed companies. In the absence of an institutional …

Concentrated ownership has been an important feature of the Indian private sector for the
past seven decades. In this respect, India is no different from several other countries …

Amsden, AH, 82 Anglo-Saxon model, 46–47, 203 acquisitions and, 59–60, 65–67, 74, 154
banks and, 33, 54, 65–67, 71–72, 74 best practices and, 35 boards and, 55–63, 68–76, 191 …

The article aims to contribute to the debate on path-dependence by providing qualitative
evidence on the case of the steel area of Taranto (Italy), which is still host to the largest steel …

We investigate the mechanisms of knowledge governance and show that the actual
economic benefits stemming from knowledge externalities depend on the characteristics of …

This paper describes the privatization program in Italy during the 1990s and puts that policy
in the context of macroeconomic adjustment, general market deregulation, and promotion of …

This rigorously compiled AZ volume offers rich, readable coverage of the diverse forms of
post-1945 Italian culture. With over 900 entries by international contributors, this volume is …