Title:Contractual Formalization and Governance of Long-Term Relationships
Author(s):GOBBATO, MarcoDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:In this paper I discuss the relationship between contractual formalization, contractual incompleteness and the governance of long-term relationships. I analyze data on contracts for the production and distribution of goods ...
Title:Contractual Networks and the Access of Small and Medium Enterprises to Global Value Chains
Author(s):JOPPERT SWENSSON, Luana F.Date:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:In the last three decades, the organisation of production has undergone major transformations, characterised by the movement from vertical integration towards de-verticalisation, with the increasing of outsourcing and ...
Title:Contractual Networks and the Small Business Act: Towards European Principles?
Author(s):CAFAGGI, FabrizioDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI LAWAbstract:In this paper, I address the issue of contractual networks in the European context. The
term “contractual networks” encompasses both multilateral contracts and networks of
linked bilateral contracts. Contractual networks ...
Title:Contractual Networks, Inter-Firm Cooperation and Economic Growth
Author(s):CAFAGGI, FabrizioDate:2011Type of Publication:BookAbstract:This insightful book presents a legal and economic analysis of inter-firm cooperation through networks as an alternative to vertical integration. It examines comparatively various forms of collaboration, ranging from ...