Homo geographicus and homo economicus: the role of territorialization in generating cooperation. The case of the sibari plain
- Autores: Raffaella Rose
- Directores de la Tesis: Gabrielle Tedeschi (dir. tes.)
- Lectura: En la Universitat Jaume I ( España ) en 2021
- Idioma: español
- Tribunal Calificador de la Tesis: Andrea Morone (presid.), Giulia De Masi (secret.), Annarita Colasante (voc.)
- Programa de doctorado: Programa de Doctorado en Economía y Empresa por la Universidad Jaume I de Castellón
- Materias:
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- Tesis en acceso abierto en: TDX
- Resumen
Thanks to its pedoclimatic pre-conditions and the great anthropogenic modification of the coastal plain's natural environment - due to the "integral bonification" (1930-1950) - the territory of the Sibari Plain (Calabria Region, southern Italy), within a few decades, has turned from a marshy and malarial land into one of the most valuable areas of citrus production. The Sibari Plain accounts for 50% of the total production of clementines in Italy (Ismea, 2016). Clementine citrus fruit plays a primary role in the economy of the coastal plain, both as a quantity production as well as an added value. It turned out to be a successful endogenous development strategy especially when compared with industrial development strategies, which were implemented through top down policies during the second half of the 20th century. Here, the study of the "clementinization" of the Sibari Plain provides an expedient way to understand how and to what extent the territorialization processes have been useful in building social capital in the long run. Furthermore, this study provides an insight into the nature and role played by the specific social capital in the citrus economy of the Plain, especially in building cooperative networks for citrus marketing.
