The purpose of this article is to show that the current European Union (EU) legal framework is unnecessarily restrictive and unduly suppresses economic and developmental initiatives in many stagnating regions across Europe. More innovative industrial policies, instruments and measures should be...

Este estudio tiene como propósito central efectuar una evaluación y estimación del tamaño de la cadena atunera, que pueda servir de base para la toma de decisiones de los agentes del sector y del Estado colombiano en relación con el mismo. El trabajo se organiza de la siguiente manera:...

En este informe se caracteriza el Sistema de Ciudades de Colombia desde el punto de vista de la productividad y la competitividad, y se analizan los factores que inciden en ellos con el fin de proponer estrategias y acciones para fortalecerlos.

This paper argues that the institutional framework of industrial policies derives from the analysis of industries as systems. Industries are embedded in specific institutional frameworks with which they co-evolve. However, industrial systems are primarily organised at local level: industries may...

Lao PDR has shown a strong record of economic growth and poverty alleviation since the early 1990s. Yet, the pace of economic development has varied significantly between different parts of the country - the rate of growth was initially faster in more developed areas, but after the mid-1990s...

The Bothnian Arc is a cross-border area on the border of Finland and Sweden that covers the most populated areas along the upper Bothnian Bay, spanning 800 kilometres. It has a population of around 710 000, across 55 000 km² with an economic output of USD 31 billion. The Bothnian Arc...