Working Paper Cnr-Ceris, N° 15/2012

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Coopération pour l’innovation à niveau local: un exemple italien de succès*

[Cooperation for the innovation at the local level: a successful Italian case]

Abstract: the cooperation for the innovation within the industrial districts has been largely investigated, but the economic literature counts a limited number of successful and durable cases. In this paper the focus is Ruvaris , a company operating in the taps & fittings industry, that represents a good example of a structured cooperation growing during the years. In fact Ruvaris has been created by some competitors based in different districts and areas of Italy, in order to manage cooperative projects for innovation without the implication of public bodies and, in the first phase, without public financial support. 

Keywords: cooperation, innovation, industrial districts, taps & fittings industry

JEL Codes: L24, L61, 032

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* Communicatiòn presentée  on XLIX Colloque ASRDLF, “Industrie, villes et régions dans une  économie mondialisée”, Belfort, 9-11 jullet 2011

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