LA POLíTICA DE DESARROLLO LOCAL EN LA COMARCA DEL MáRMOL EN ALMERíA

The main marble area in Spain, regarding its reserves and quality, is located in Almería. Around the production, elaboration and trading of this produce, a relevant local production system has arisen. This paper analyzes the local development plans implemented in the region since mid 80’s. It also shows the impacts on a higher productivity and sector competitiveness in the extraction, transformation, trading and technical fields.