Regional Competitiveness and Territorial Capital: A Conceptual Approach and Empirical Evidence from the European Union;La compétitivité régionale et le capital territorial: une approche conceptuelle et des preuves empiriques provenant de l'Union européenne

Regional Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1383-1402

  Camagni, Roberto ^a   Capello, Roberta ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Regional competitiveness and growth; Territorial capital

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EUROPEAN UNION; REGIONAL ECONOMY; TERRITORIALITY;

EID: 84906919902     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2012.681640     Document Type: Article

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