RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 From delocalisation to backshoring? Evidence from italian industrial districts T2 ¿De la deslocalización al "backshoring"? Evidencia de los distritos industriales italianos A1 Bettiol, Marco A1 Burlina, Chiara A1 Chiafele, Anna A1 Di Maria, Eleonora K1 Delocalisation K1 Backshoring K1 Industrial districts K1 Manufacturing K1 Italy K1 Deslocalización K1 Backshoring K1 Distritos industriales K1 Producción K1 Italia K1 L23 K1 F23 K1 Economía K1 Economics K1 Geografía K1 Geography K1 Sociología K1 Sociology AB In recent decades, industrial districts (ID) have experienced intense delocalisation to low-cost countries, with implications for IDs’ internal structure. Recent studies, however, highlight the advantages of relocalising manufacturing in home countries. This paper investigates ID firms’ production-location strategies and backshoring decisions. The results from a survey of 259 firms in eight Italian IDs show that firms that delocalise production do not change their strategies over time and make limited recourse to backshoring. ID production is still important to guarantee product quality and access to specialised know-how. PB Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional (AECR) SN 2340-2717 YR 2017 FD 2017 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/31604 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/31604 LA eng DS MINDS@UW RD 28-mar-2024