Le piccole e medie imprese italiane nella ri!essione di Francesco Parrillo e nel contesto dell’economia italiana del III millennio: un percorso di ricerca sul capitalismo italiano con una verifca empirica

Abstract

Starting from an accurate selection of contributions written, in the 1983-1999 period, by Francesco Parrillo on SMEs (also in its !nancial implications), the paper proposes to contextualize its analysis in recent times, in order to interpret the modern nature of the Italian productive system. Emerging relevant topics are related to the dynamism of Medium-sized !rms, the new digital manufacture, and to the diversi!cation of funding sources. However, critical issues still remain, such as small dimension, undercapitalization, outdated governance, which imply low productivity levels. In this regard, we propose an econometric analysis to test the hypothesis that a “solution” can come from business networks with !rms that collaborate on targeted innovation (and/or internationalization) projects.