World population and the number of city dwellers are steadily growing. Globalization and digitalization lead to an increased competition for skilled and creative labor and other economic resources. This is true not only for firms, but increasingly also for cities. The book elaborates on...

Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Wettbewerbsfaktoren von Tourismusdestinationen -- Räume als Wettbewerbseinheiten -- Destinationen in der Praxis: Zwischen Wettbewerbseinheit, Region und Lebensraum -- Bürgerbeteiligung und ihr Beitrag zur Zukunftsfähigkeit von Destinationen.

Allgemeine Theorie regionaler Wettbewerbsvorteile -- Quantifizierung der Branchencluster und Fallstudiendesign -- Analyse des Logistikclusters RheinMain -- Strategisches Clustermanagement der Logistikinitiative -- Diskussion der Ergebnisse und Schlussfolgerung.

Introduction -- PartI: Economic Growth in a Knowledge - Based Economy -- Part II: Globalisation, Competitiveness and Growth -- Part III: The Role of Public Policies in Fostering Innovation, Competitiveness and Growth

This book focuses on the relationship between FDI and financial service liberalization in the context of the WTO. By conducting an economic assessment on the extent of GATS liberalization in commercial banking it seeks to empirically clarify if the multilateral liberalization efforts under the...

International tourism is expected to be a major vehicle of economic development in industrializing countries in the 21st century, especially for Asia. To generate long-term growth, countries with tourism-based economies must develop strategies for employing their comparative advantages to...

This book offers insight into international trade and foreign direct investment competitiveness in Africa. It examines two policies frequently used to enhance international competitiveness in Sub-Saharan African economies: exchange rate policy and productivity-related policy.

Ausmaß und Struktur des Handels -- Handelskosten und Gravitationsmodell -- Vollkommener Wettbewerb und Handelsvorteile: Partialanalyse -- Außenhandel im Allgemeinen Gleichgewicht -- Ricardo-Modell: Technologieunterschiede und komparative Kosten -- Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson-Modell:...

This book explores the environmental competitiveness of 133 countries around the world, presenting an index evaluation system to facilitate a comparative analysis of environmental competitiveness on a global scale. This is a new way to measure competitiveness in the light of the contradiction...