The complexity of public-private partnership (PPP) projects ensures that risks could emerge and spread in unpredictable ways if they are not well identified and managed. The emergence of PPP projects has brought major changes in the construction industry, the most notable being in procurement...

The complexity of public-private partnership (PPP) projects ensures that risks could emerge and spread in unpredictable ways if they are not well identified and managed. The emergence of PPP projects has brought major changes in the construction industry, the most notable being in procurement...

Authentication and commodification of cultural events for the tourists has been practiced for a long time. These practices have had both positive and negative effects on the host community and its cultural heritage. Tourism deals with experiences sold to tourists which has had to be authentic....

Clusters are increasingly recognised as an important feature of modern economies. Their presence has become more pronounced in the global economy—not less, as was sometimes assumed. Complementary concepts such as the global value chain point out that strong clusters benefit from strong...

The main objectives of this synthesis of the geographical evaluations managed during the period 1998-2006 by the Joint Evaluation Unit (JEU) and the Delegations of the European Union in partner countries were as follows: i.to show the evolution of the Commission’s methodological approach to...