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[email protected] Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional España Aznar-Sánchez, José Á.; Carretero-Gómez, Anselmo; Velasco-Muñoz, Juan F. An industrial district around a mining resource: the case of marble of Macael in Almería Investigaciones Regionales, núm. 32, 2015, pp. 133-148 Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional Madrid, España Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28942330009 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative © Investigaciones Regionales – Journal of Regional Research, 32 (2015) – Pages 133 to 148 Section ARTICLES An industrial district around a mining resource: the case of marble of Macael in Almería José Á. Aznar-Sánchez *, Anselmo Carretero-Gómez *, Juan F. Velasco-Muñoz * Abstract: Marble quarries in Macael have been exploited since ancient times but its complex industrial district had to wait till the fifties to emerge. This indus- trial district includes extraction, processing and marketing activities. In the 1980s some development programmes were designed in order to modernize and boost the marble sector. Since then, it has become an international reference for ornamen- tal stones. The sector has undergone a great transformation: from being a mining agglomeration to become an industrial district. This shift has provided the district with a great dynamism and resilience. Moreover, its competition position has con- siderably changed. It used to be based on comparative advantages but nowadays it is based on competitive advantages.