TY - JOUR
T1 - Contesting retail space in Italy
T2 - Competition and corporatism 1915-60
AU - Morris, Jonathan
PY - 1999/7
Y1 - 1999/7
N2 - The article traces the course of the contests for retail space in Italy between 1915 and 1960, concentrating on the ways in which the forms of competition between retailers were framed by public policy, notably the introduction of a shop licensing system, and the accretion of powers by retailers' associations that enabled them to exercise a quasicorporate power to limit competition and innovation within the distribution sector. The key elements of this regulatory regime were introduced by the Fascists in the 1920s with the intent of reforming the sector, yet were appropriated by traditional retailers to defend their interests against innovations in the distribution sector.
AB - The article traces the course of the contests for retail space in Italy between 1915 and 1960, concentrating on the ways in which the forms of competition between retailers were framed by public policy, notably the introduction of a shop licensing system, and the accretion of powers by retailers' associations that enabled them to exercise a quasicorporate power to limit competition and innovation within the distribution sector. The key elements of this regulatory regime were introduced by the Fascists in the 1920s with the intent of reforming the sector, yet were appropriated by traditional retailers to defend their interests against innovations in the distribution sector.
KW - Corporatism
KW - Fascism
KW - Italy
KW - Retailing
KW - Shop Licensing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0006779842&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/095939699342570
DO - 10.1080/095939699342570
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0006779842
SN - 0959-3969
VL - 9
SP - 291
EP - 306
JO - International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research
JF - International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research
IS - 3
ER -