competitiveness and future prospects. The transition to the market economy and privatization have left their mark on the industry … competitiveness employing the so-called cluster analysis approach. The competitiveness of the Northwest Russian forest industry is …

competitiveness and future prospects. Metal industry plays an important role in Northwest Russia. Its share in the industrial output … analyzes competitiveness employing the so-called cluster analysis approach. Relatively cheap and abundant raw materials, energy …, transportation and labor force are the main components of the cost competitiveness of companies. Production technologies are, however …

Even with globalization, industrial clusters are maintaining their importance in todays economy. With the decomposition … of production we find that clusters are becoming focused on specific industries and stages of production. This paper … analyzes two peripheral western countries, Finland and Israel, which saw success in their ICT clusters and wanted to duplicate …

has outpaced that in the rest of Finland. On the basis of industrial linkages, one can say that there are four clusters in …

topped the list in various competitiveness rankings and is also number one in OECDs PISA studies of youths learning skills …