Catalán, Jordi2020-05-272020-05-2720171132-7200https://hdl.handle.net/2445/162705The life-cycle of Barcelona's automobile industry cluster has lasted more than a century. The main reason for the good performance of the cluster in the long term was the externalities created within the district, which were mainly of a Marshallian type. The second key cause of its satisfactory performance was the adoption of strategic policy. The emergence of hub-firms, which performed as leaders of the district, can be considered the third reason for success. Institutions also mattered, even if they were the least significant factor.49 p.application/pdfspa(c) Universitat de Barcelona, 2017Indústria automobilísticaHistòria econòmicaBarcelona (Catalunya)Automobile industry and tradeEconomic historyBarcelona (Catalonia)info:eu-repo/semantics/article6725722020-05-27info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess