Territory, Specialization and Globalization in European Manufacturing Francisco Puig and Helena Marques Q Routledge jj^ Taylor & Francis Croup LONDON AND NEW YORK Contents List of figures xi List of tables ...

Although traditional manufacturing (textiles, clothing, footwear, furniture, etc) has been in decline in developed countries, it still represents an important part of European employment due to its labour-intensive character. Moreover, its geographical concentration particularly exposes certain...

1. Introduction -- 2. Networks and industrial districts -- 3. Globalization, internationalization strategy and industrial districts -- 4. The textile-clothing industry in Europe : characterization and recent evolution -- 5. Methodology of analysis : an application to the Valencia...