The current economic crisis has put government intervention and policy evaluation at the centre of the debate on industrial development policy. Government efforts to stimulate a structural change of Italian industries are needed and in this context it becomes fundamental to engage in evaluation...

This paper aims to analyse the role of Special Economic Zones in the development of industry in China, focusing on Guandong counties. Special Economic Zones have often been used by governments with the goal of stimulating industrialization.There is a debate in literature that discusses if the...

Studying first-comers industrialization processes or today’s “new-comers” experiences of industrial development it is clear that firms are not indifferent to geography. This paper illustrates the experience of the Southern China Guangdong Province, where, rather differently from what has...

The paper offers an analysis of the innovation performance of cluster-based leading enterprises in Guangdong Province (China). It is a first attempt in the international literature to examine the innovation strategy of cluster-based leading enterprises in the context of a transition economy. To...

Purpose: China’s experience of industrial growth is noteworthy for several reasons, not least because it has made a massive use of selective industrial policies. The industrial development guidelines set by the Five-Year Plans are extensively based on the choice of “strategic” or...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an updated picture of the emergence of specific firms, cities and sectors of excellence in one of the best performing industrial areas of China: Guangdong Province. Design/methodology/approach – The paper focuses on a single province‐case...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between medium‐large firms' industrial performance, territorial factors and local development policies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is an empirical econometric investigation based on a panel dataset of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the development strategies of two Chinese global players in the high‐tech sectors. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a case‐study approach on Huawei Technology Co. Ltd (Huawei) and Jing‐Hua Optical and Electronics Co. Ltd...