A Resilient Industry? Business Strategies in the Footwear Industry of Southern Europe, 1970–2007

The footwear industry in southern Europe has faced several periods of strong crisis since the 1970s. This paper analyzes these crises and the resilience strategy developed by the sector in Italy, Spain, and Portugal, the major producing countries. Although many common features are observed in the th...

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Published inEnterprise & society Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 206 - 238
Main Authors MIRANDA, JOSÉ ANTONIO, ROLDÁN, ALBA
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.03.2022
Subjects
20th century
Adaptation
Crises
Employment
Exports
Footwear industry
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Informal economy
International trade
Recessions
Resilience
Social sciences
Italy
Southern Europe
Portugal
Europe
Spain
Footwear industry
Southern Europe
Resilience
Local projections
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Summary:The footwear industry in southern Europe has faced several periods of strong crisis since the 1970s. This paper analyzes these crises and the resilience strategy developed by the sector in Italy, Spain, and Portugal, the major producing countries. Although many common features are observed in the three countries, both in the chronology and the nature of the crises and in the measures to overcome the difficulties, significant differences in the characteristics of the industry and the behavior of the companies are also appreciated. These differences have determined the degree of resilience of the sector in each country.
ISSN:1467-2227
1467-2235
DOI:10.1017/eso.2020.40