How do Italian footwear industrial districts face globalization?

This paper examines the impact of globalization of production on the Italian footwear sector and investigates the structural changes taking place in some shoe districts as they join international production networks. The following questions are discussed: Are Italian footwear districts specializing...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:European planning studies 2006-05, Vol.14 (4), p.485-502
Main Authors: Amighini, Alessia, Rabellotti, Roberta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Footwear industry
Globalization
Impact analysis
Investigations
Outsourcing
Production planning
Specialization
Studies
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
cited_by cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c373t-b9f179a5d3f527ff2ccf1a56e7a7604246c78ba61c36013b8a90f684fa8437313
cites cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c373t-b9f179a5d3f527ff2ccf1a56e7a7604246c78ba61c36013b8a90f684fa8437313
container_end_page 502
container_issue 4
container_start_page 485
container_title European planning studies
container_volume 14
creator Amighini, Alessia
Rabellotti, Roberta
description This paper examines the impact of globalization of production on the Italian footwear sector and investigates the structural changes taking place in some shoe districts as they join international production networks. The following questions are discussed: Are Italian footwear districts specializing in particular phases of the production cycle? Is there a trend towards the reduction of activities carried out within districts? Or are different patterns emerging according to the districts' main market segment and to the value chains (e.g. luxury fashion market or mass market) they belong to? The study explores these issues using data on outward processing trade (OPT) collected by Associazione Nazionale Calzaturieri Italiani (ANCI) to analyse the fragmentation of production in the footwear sector at "provincia" level. The available disaggregation of data allows an investigation of the different outsourcing strategies and emerging trends within the district. Two case studies are presented; one on Riviera del Brenta in Veneto and the other on Barletta in Puglia. In the footwear districts investigated, evidence of different international delocalization strategies is found. It is argued that these different patterns of specialization are closely related to the clusters' market position and suggest that these patterns influence the clusters' potential for future competitiveness.
doi_str_mv 10.1080/09654310500421105
format article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>proquest_cross</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_journals_210456504</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>1004614061</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c373t-b9f179a5d3f527ff2ccf1a56e7a7604246c78ba61c36013b8a90f684fa8437313</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqFkE9LAzEQxYMoWKsfwFvwvpps_u2CoFKqLRS86DnMZjeSst3UJKXWT29KvRXxNAPzfu8ND6FrSm4pqcgdqaXgjBJBCC9pnidoRLmsC1FzfopG-3uRBewcXcS4JISWQsgRepz5LW49nifoHQzYep-2HQTshnYTU3DQ49btF5MitmA6_NH7Jou_ITk_PFyiMwt97K5-5xi9P0_fJrNi8foynzwtCsMUS0VTW6pqEC2zolTWlsZYCkJ2CpTML3NpVNWApIZJQllTQU2srLiFimcDysbo5uC7Dv5z08Wkl34ThhypS0q4kILwLKIHkQk-xtBZvQ5uBWGnKdH7nvRRT5lRB8YN1ocVbH3oW51g1_tgAwzGxWNKp6-Uyft_SfZ38A9E3X6_</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>210456504</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>How do Italian footwear industrial districts face globalization?</title><source>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)</source><source>Taylor &amp; Francis</source><source>PAIS Index</source><source>BSC - Ebsco (Business Source Ultimate)</source><creator>Amighini, Alessia ; Rabellotti, Roberta</creator><creatorcontrib>Amighini, Alessia ; Rabellotti, Roberta</creatorcontrib><description>This paper examines the impact of globalization of production on the Italian footwear sector and investigates the structural changes taking place in some shoe districts as they join international production networks. The following questions are discussed: Are Italian footwear districts specializing in particular phases of the production cycle? Is there a trend towards the reduction of activities carried out within districts? Or are different patterns emerging according to the districts' main market segment and to the value chains (e.g. luxury fashion market or mass market) they belong to? The study explores these issues using data on outward processing trade (OPT) collected by Associazione Nazionale Calzaturieri Italiani (ANCI) to analyse the fragmentation of production in the footwear sector at "provincia" level. The available disaggregation of data allows an investigation of the different outsourcing strategies and emerging trends within the district. Two case studies are presented; one on Riviera del Brenta in Veneto and the other on Barletta in Puglia. In the footwear districts investigated, evidence of different international delocalization strategies is found. It is argued that these different patterns of specialization are closely related to the clusters' market position and suggest that these patterns influence the clusters' potential for future competitiveness.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0965-4313</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1469-5944</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1080/09654310500421105</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Abingdon: Routledge</publisher><subject>Footwear industry ; Globalization ; Impact analysis ; Investigations ; Outsourcing ; Production planning ; Specialization ; Studies</subject><ispartof>European planning studies, 2006-05, Vol.14 (4), p.485-502</ispartof><rights>Copyright Taylor &amp; Francis Group, LLC 2006</rights><rights>Copyright Taylor &amp; Francis Ltd. May 2006</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c373t-b9f179a5d3f527ff2ccf1a56e7a7604246c78ba61c36013b8a90f684fa8437313</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c373t-b9f179a5d3f527ff2ccf1a56e7a7604246c78ba61c36013b8a90f684fa8437313</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,27857,27915,27916,33214</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Amighini, Alessia</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Rabellotti, Roberta</creatorcontrib><title>How do Italian footwear industrial districts face globalization?</title><title>European planning studies</title><description>This paper examines the impact of globalization of production on the Italian footwear sector and investigates the structural changes taking place in some shoe districts as they join international production networks. The following questions are discussed: Are Italian footwear districts specializing in particular phases of the production cycle? Is there a trend towards the reduction of activities carried out within districts? Or are different patterns emerging according to the districts' main market segment and to the value chains (e.g. luxury fashion market or mass market) they belong to? The study explores these issues using data on outward processing trade (OPT) collected by Associazione Nazionale Calzaturieri Italiani (ANCI) to analyse the fragmentation of production in the footwear sector at "provincia" level. The available disaggregation of data allows an investigation of the different outsourcing strategies and emerging trends within the district. Two case studies are presented; one on Riviera del Brenta in Veneto and the other on Barletta in Puglia. In the footwear districts investigated, evidence of different international delocalization strategies is found. It is argued that these different patterns of specialization are closely related to the clusters' market position and suggest that these patterns influence the clusters' potential for future competitiveness.</description><subject>Footwear industry</subject><subject>Globalization</subject><subject>Impact analysis</subject><subject>Investigations</subject><subject>Outsourcing</subject><subject>Production planning</subject><subject>Specialization</subject><subject>Studies</subject><issn>0965-4313</issn><issn>1469-5944</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2006</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>7TQ</sourceid><sourceid>8BJ</sourceid><recordid>eNqFkE9LAzEQxYMoWKsfwFvwvpps_u2CoFKqLRS86DnMZjeSst3UJKXWT29KvRXxNAPzfu8ND6FrSm4pqcgdqaXgjBJBCC9pnidoRLmsC1FzfopG-3uRBewcXcS4JISWQsgRepz5LW49nifoHQzYep-2HQTshnYTU3DQ49btF5MitmA6_NH7Jou_ITk_PFyiMwt97K5-5xi9P0_fJrNi8foynzwtCsMUS0VTW6pqEC2zolTWlsZYCkJ2CpTML3NpVNWApIZJQllTQU2srLiFimcDysbo5uC7Dv5z08Wkl34ThhypS0q4kILwLKIHkQk-xtBZvQ5uBWGnKdH7nvRRT5lRB8YN1ocVbH3oW51g1_tgAwzGxWNKp6-Uyft_SfZ38A9E3X6_</recordid><startdate>20060501</startdate><enddate>20060501</enddate><creator>Amighini, Alessia</creator><creator>Rabellotti, Roberta</creator><general>Routledge</general><general>Taylor &amp; Francis Ltd</general><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>7TQ</scope><scope>8BJ</scope><scope>DHY</scope><scope>DON</scope><scope>FQK</scope><scope>JBE</scope></search><sort><creationdate>20060501</creationdate><title>How do Italian footwear industrial districts face globalization?</title><author>Amighini, Alessia ; Rabellotti, Roberta</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c373t-b9f179a5d3f527ff2ccf1a56e7a7604246c78ba61c36013b8a90f684fa8437313</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2006</creationdate><topic>Footwear industry</topic><topic>Globalization</topic><topic>Impact analysis</topic><topic>Investigations</topic><topic>Outsourcing</topic><topic>Production planning</topic><topic>Specialization</topic><topic>Studies</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Amighini, Alessia</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Rabellotti, Roberta</creatorcontrib><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>PAIS Index</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)</collection><collection>PAIS International</collection><collection>PAIS International (Ovid)</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><jtitle>European planning studies</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Amighini, Alessia</au><au>Rabellotti, Roberta</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>How do Italian footwear industrial districts face globalization?</atitle><jtitle>European planning studies</jtitle><date>2006-05-01</date><risdate>2006</risdate><volume>14</volume><issue>4</issue><spage>485</spage><epage>502</epage><pages>485-502</pages><issn>0965-4313</issn><eissn>1469-5944</eissn><abstract>This paper examines the impact of globalization of production on the Italian footwear sector and investigates the structural changes taking place in some shoe districts as they join international production networks. The following questions are discussed: Are Italian footwear districts specializing in particular phases of the production cycle? Is there a trend towards the reduction of activities carried out within districts? Or are different patterns emerging according to the districts' main market segment and to the value chains (e.g. luxury fashion market or mass market) they belong to? The study explores these issues using data on outward processing trade (OPT) collected by Associazione Nazionale Calzaturieri Italiani (ANCI) to analyse the fragmentation of production in the footwear sector at "provincia" level. The available disaggregation of data allows an investigation of the different outsourcing strategies and emerging trends within the district. Two case studies are presented; one on Riviera del Brenta in Veneto and the other on Barletta in Puglia. In the footwear districts investigated, evidence of different international delocalization strategies is found. It is argued that these different patterns of specialization are closely related to the clusters' market position and suggest that these patterns influence the clusters' potential for future competitiveness.</abstract><cop>Abingdon</cop><pub>Routledge</pub><doi>10.1080/09654310500421105</doi><tpages>18</tpages></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 0965-4313
ispartof European planning studies, 2006-05, Vol.14 (4), p.485-502
issn 0965-4313
1469-5944
language eng
recordid cdi_proquest_journals_210456504
source International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS); Taylor & Francis; PAIS Index; BSC - Ebsco (Business Source Ultimate)
subjects Footwear industry
Globalization
Impact analysis
Investigations
Outsourcing
Production planning
Specialization
Studies
title How do Italian footwear industrial districts face globalization?
url http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-14T21%3A38%3A06IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_cross&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=How%20do%20Italian%20footwear%20industrial%20districts%20face%20globalization?&rft.jtitle=European%20planning%20studies&rft.au=Amighini,%20Alessia&rft.date=2006-05-01&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=485&rft.epage=502&rft.pages=485-502&rft.issn=0965-4313&rft.eissn=1469-5944&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080/09654310500421105&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_cross%3E1004614061%3C/proquest_cross%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c373t-b9f179a5d3f527ff2ccf1a56e7a7604246c78ba61c36013b8a90f684fa8437313%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=210456504&rft_id=info:pmid/&rfr_iscdi=true