Inovación tecnológica y sistemas productivos locales

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE UNDERLINES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RENOVATION OF SO-CALLED LOCAL PRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS, PARTICULARLY IN EUROPE, AND THE ROLE THEY HAVE PLAYED IN THE LAST QUARTER OF A CENTURY IN A CONTEXT OF PROFOUND PRODUCTIVE, TECHNOLOGICAL, COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHANGES. AFTER SKETCHING THE CONCEPT OF LOCAL PRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS USED IN THE ARTICLE, THE FIRST PART OUTLINES THE MAIN TRANSFORMATIONS DERIVED FROM THE CRISIS OF THE FORDIST SYSTEM AND ANALYZES THE EVOLUTION OF LOCAL PRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS AFTER THE CRISIS OF TRADITIONAL REGIONS. THEN, THE AUTHOR COMMENTS ON SOME OF ITS MORE REPRESENTATIVE FORMS, PARTICULARLY UNDERLINING THE TECHNOLOGICAL FACTOR, SINCE IT IS OF INTEREST TO HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION HAVE PLAYED IN THE REGIONAL AND LOCAL DYNAMIC.