Distritos industriais e política industrial: notas sobre tendências recentes

The main purpose of these notes is to analyze the relation between the development of industrial districts (composed by small firms) and some industrial policy actions, especially at a regional level. To establish this analysis, the main tendencies of the new paradigm of industrial production and the topics which are considered essential for the adoption of an "active" industrial policy are briefly described. Next the main features of industrial districts are defined and the interventions of industrial policy which guarantee the success of several european industrial districts are studied in its main aspects. The role of industrial districts in the recent economic development is also analysed. The paper ends emphasizing some points that should be crucial to industrial estrategies concerning industrial districts in less developed countries.The main purpose of these notes is to analyze the relation between the development of industrial districts (composed by small firms) and some industrial policy actions, especially at a regional level. To establish this analysis, the main tendencies of the new paradigm of industrial production and the topics which are considered essential for the adoption of an "active" industrial policy are briefly described. Next the main features of industrial districts are defined and the interventions of industrial policy which guarantee the success of several european industrial districts are studied in its main aspects. The role of industrial districts in the recent economic development is also analysed. The paper ends emphasizing some points that should be crucial to industrial estrategies concerning industrial districts in less developed countries