Innovative environment and local development: shoemaker local systems of inner Spain

Authors

  • Eugenio Climent López Dpto. de Geografía y Ordenación del Territorio. Universidad de Zaragoza
  • Ricardo Méndez Gutiérrez del Valle Dpto. de Geografía Humana. Universidad Complutense de Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/egeogr.2002.i246.258

Keywords:

Innovative environment, local development, local productive system, footwear industry, inner Spain

Abstract


The paper researchs into three inner Spain towns specialized in footwear industry, whose recent development is explained by the theoretical approach associated with the concepts of local productive system and innovative environment. After a short presentation of the theoretical framework, the evolution of footwear industry is studied in Spain and, in detail, in the quoted towns, focusing on the origin of local industry, the networks of firms, the role of social agents and the innovative effort, finishing with some proposals for intervention.

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Published

2002-03-30

How to Cite

Climent López, E., & Méndez Gutiérrez del Valle, R. (2002). Innovative environment and local development: shoemaker local systems of inner Spain. Estudios Geográficos, 63(246), 5–31. https://doi.org/10.3989/egeogr.2002.i246.258

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