This paper goes back to the topic of collective efficiency (CE) in localproductive systems and paths of territorial development. In general terms, such CEneeds the integration of markets mechanisms with systemic conditions that have natureof public goods. The discussion of an extended framework...

Local specialized markets and industrial clusters have been a driving force in China's transition from a rural to a market economy, as they have constituted a means for small local producers to access markets since the reform and the launching of the “open door” policies. In this article the...