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Subcontracting in Italian Industry: Labour Division, Firm Growth and the North–South Divide

Anna Giunta Department of Economics, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via Silvio D'Amico, 77, I-00145, Rome, Italy E-mail: [email protected]
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Annamaria Nifo Department PEMEIS, Università delgi Studi del Sannio, Piazzetta Arechi II, I-82100, Benevento, Italy E-mail: [email protected]
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Domenico Scalera Department PEMEIS, Università delgi Studi del Sannio, Piazzetta Arechi II, I-82100, Benevento, Italy E-mail: [email protected]; Centro per la formazione in economia e politica dello sviluppo rurale, Via Università 96, I-80055, Portici, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1067-1083 | Received 01 Jan 2009, Published online: 07 Apr 2011

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