Competitividad y desarrollo tecnológico en la industria de Castilla-La Mancha

  1. Palacio Morena, Juan Ignacio
  2. Gandoy Juste, Rosario
Journal:
Economía industrial

ISSN: 0422-2784

Year of publication: 2000

Issue Title: Industria y desarrollo tecnológico en el umbral del siglo XXi

Issue: 335-336

Pages: 169-180

Type: Article

More publications in: Economía industrial

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate the competitive position of manufacturing industry in Castilla-La Mancha. We focus mainly on its technological situation. The results emphasize a technological weakness in the regional industry. This fact can be explained, on one hand, by the relative lower technological expenditure in the region. On the other hand, because of a productive structure deeply concentrated on industries with low technological intensity. The technological deficit promotes a smaller productive efficiency, specially in traditional manufacturing industries which the region is specialized in