The Network Contract: the Evolutionary Path of the Italian Model

A growing number of different business associations forms has been mushrooming over the past few years. The said phenomenon represents the natural reaction to a global market wherein an increasing and overwhelming competitiveness burdens - and at times wipes out – small and medium enterprises. Following said premise, the present article aims at analyzing the ‘embryo’ of the various sociocontractual cooperation patterns which have recently arisen (in particular, network contracts). In more detail, this manuscript focuses on the regulation of network contracts under Italian law from a private law and tax law perspectiv