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Firm Size and Regional Linkages. A Typology of Manufacturing Establishments in Southern Spain
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Abstract Regions with different levels of development are characterized by different enterprise compositions according to firm size and regional productive linkages. Using these two variables and two additional ones -the technological level and the position in the value chain-, the composition of the industr... view more
Regions with different levels of development are characterized by different enterprise compositions according to firm size and regional productive linkages. Using these two variables and two additional ones -the technological level and the position in the value chain-, the composition of the industrial sector in any region can be studied. In this respect, a new theoretical enterprise typology is proposed in this paper as a powerful analytical tool. Furthermore, an empirical work is carried out using a data set from the survey done to estimate the regional input-output table of Andalusia, a backward region in southern Spain. Thus, the theoretical enterprise typology is applied to the industry in Andalusia, so that some strengths and weaknesses of the regional economy are identified.... view less
Classification
Economic and Social Geography
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 571-584
Journal
Regional Studies, 41 (2007) 5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400601120262
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)