Title The end of the City of Gold? : industry and economic crisis in an Italian jewellery town / by Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco

Published Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (278 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Part I. The "Città dell'Oro" -- part II. 'La Crisi' Summary How does Europe's economic crisis affect the ways in which industry and entrepreneurship are experienced on a grassroots level? The book offers an answer to this question by exploring the Italian jewellery town of Valenza and the downturn of its principal industry. Through the experiences of its inhabitants, the study investigates the social role that jewellery production had in Valenza and provides an ethnographic account of the crisis the city endures. This analysis delves into the relation .. Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 31, 2013) Subject Precious stones. Jewelry trade -- Economic aspects -- Italy -- Valenza Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. Jewelry trade -- Economic aspects -- Italy Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography. Social issues & processes. Urban communities. RELIGION -- Christianity -- History. Economic history Precious stones SUBJECT Valenza (Italy) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century Italy -- Economic conditions -- 21st century Subject Italy Italy -- Valenza Form Electronic book ISBN 9781443852784 1443852783 129997435X 9781299974357

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