Globalization of the economy fragmentation of the production process increasing
externalization of TNCs activities through their global value chains and the widespread
adoption of Just-in-Time have increased the flows of raw materials intermediate goods and
finished products with a direct effect on the transport and logistics industry. This industry
indeed plays a key role in connecting the different import and export markets and the
vertically disaggregated components of production system which are widespread in the world.
The existing literature on transport and logistics is mainly focused on engineering research
transportation economics and management studies disregarding the view of regional economics
which relates with the impact of economics on space and therefore on the impact of
internationalisation on a specific industry - transport and logistics and its effects on space.
The present book aims to fill the gap in the existing literature by presenting the state of the
art of the impact of globalisation and internationalisation of the economy on this industry and
focusing on the case of Italy.
