"Politically adrift, alienated from Weimar society, and fearful of competition from industrial elites and the working class alike, the independent artisans of interwar Germany were a particularly receptive audience for National Socialist ideology. As Hitler consolidated power, they emerged as an...

The question of whether firms gain competitiveness through local networks and clusters becomes more relevant than ever as globalization proceeds. This is particularly true for traditional and craft-based clusters, districts and business networks. A central question emerging for these types of...

"Los artesanos representaron el origen de la industria moderna, por lo que en diversas sociedades su estudio ha resultado crucial para entender la transición de la economía tradicional, basada en la agricultura y el comercio esporádico, a la economía moderna, volcada a la producción...