Planning is a form of interaction between social, economic, environmental, political,
organizational, and institutional elements that undergo different processes. Planning is …

This think piece was commissioned to inform then 2006 Regional Economic Strategy. It
aimed to provide a critical review of the concept of regional competitive advantage …

There is now widespread agreement that we are wit-Report on the performance of the
economy of the nessing the 'resurgence'of regions as key loci in the European Union (the …

Competitiveness is nowadays a frequently used term that can be analysed at different
levelsat the enterprise level or at the level of whole country. Despite the aim of the paper …

Gardiner B., Martin R. and Tyler P.(2004) Competitiveness, productivity and economic
growth across the European regions, Regional Studies 38, 1037–1059. During the last few …

Iyer S., Kitson M. and Toh B.(2005) Social capital, economic growth and regional
development, Regional Studies 39, 1015–1040. This paper examines the relationships …

Improving national competitiveness is fundamental to raising long-term economic growth
rates and enhancing living standards. The determinants of competitiveness change along …

Since the early 1990s, governments and development agencies have become increasingly
preoccupied with the pursuit of regional competitiveness. However, there is considerable …

Today, many governments follow a strategy of national competitiveness for fostering
economic development. However, there is no accepted theory of national competitiveness …

Abstract The concept of Regional Competitiveness (RC), in the last years, had a
considerable influence on the development of strategies and policies focused on sub …