The persistence of regional disparities in Italy through the lens of the European Union nanotechnology network

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ID7997646
AutoresGiuseppe Calignano (0000-0002-6885-768X), Cosimo Alessandro Quarta (0000-0002-2166-2738)
Año2015
Volumen2
Número1
Páginas470-479
Fecha de publicación2015-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaRegional Studies Regional Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2168-1376 • E-ISSN: 2168-1376
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21681376.2015.1075898
OpenAlexW1898340569
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas10

The knowledge-based economy has created new opportunities for marginal regions, even though some areas in advanced economies still show unbalanced development patterns. This article uses the Italian partnerships created within the nanotechnology projects funded under the European Union’s Sixth (FP6) and Seventh (FP7) Framework \nProgrammes to assess the spatial relationships and verify the impact of innovation dynamics on regional re-industrialization processes in the country. It shows the presence of centralized networks that have reinforced the polarization in innovation activities in the traditionally most advanced areas of the country and reveals how new high-technology industries – such as nanotechnology – are hardly a means for marginal regions to break away from their development paths

Business · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · European union · Geography · Industrialisation · International trade · Lens (geology · Market economy · Polarization (electrochemistry · Regional development · Regional science · Through-the-lens metering · Engineering · Regional Development and Policy · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Regional resilience and development