Conceptual framework for regional competitiveness

Regional Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1015-1028

  Budd, Leslie ^a   Hirmis, Amer K ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agglomeration economies; Competitive and comparative advantage; Competitiveness; Regional competitiveness; X inefficiency

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 11244354340     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0034340042000292610     Document Type: Article

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