The contribution deals with the different economic evolution of two small manufacturing towns in the Brescia province: Gardone Val Trompia, specialized since the sixteenth century in the production of firearms, and Toscolano that, together with Maderno, represented for centuries one of the most important settlements for paper production in the Italian Peninsula. After having examined the reasons for their success, with particular attention to the organizational structure of the activity, the characteristics of the workforce and marketing strategies, the reasons for their different destiny will be outlined. In fact, while Toscolano has progressively lost ground since the nineteenth century, until a complete deindustrialization in the twentieth century, the arms district of Gardone, grown around the Beretta firm, still represents one of the most vital industrial experiences of the Peninsula
Mocarelli, L. (2020). Due centri protoindustriali dell’Italia interna tra successo e declino: Gardone Val Trompia e Toscolano (secoli XVI-XX). STORIA URBANA, 165(gennaio/marzo), 15-29.
Due centri protoindustriali dell’Italia interna tra successo e declino: Gardone Val Trompia e Toscolano (secoli XVI-XX)
Mocarelli, L
2020
Abstract
The contribution deals with the different economic evolution of two small manufacturing towns in the Brescia province: Gardone Val Trompia, specialized since the sixteenth century in the production of firearms, and Toscolano that, together with Maderno, represented for centuries one of the most important settlements for paper production in the Italian Peninsula. After having examined the reasons for their success, with particular attention to the organizational structure of the activity, the characteristics of the workforce and marketing strategies, the reasons for their different destiny will be outlined. In fact, while Toscolano has progressively lost ground since the nineteenth century, until a complete deindustrialization in the twentieth century, the arms district of Gardone, grown around the Beretta firm, still represents one of the most vital industrial experiences of the PeninsulaI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.