article is devoted, firstly, to the development of a method for assessing the level of territorial division of labor based on … industrial economic growth, along with other conventional factors of regional development, using econometric methods based on an …

concept of competitiveness in the context of the new growth path that WWWforEurope aims to outline. A first section discusses … summarizes key findings from the previous research papers on the role of clusters in the New Growth Path (MS47) and on a new … concept of competitiveness that embeds beyond-GDP objectives (MS46). It then extends this work by deriving an initial set of …

This paper outlines elements of a conceptual framework that clarifies the role that clusters play relative to … European clusters. The data is used to analyze whether cluster presence is significantly correlated with higher wages, which as … Competitiveness Index and the European Cluster Observatory. We create indicators for New Growth Path performance and its main …

clusters in a local economic development through contributions to the advancement of small and medium sized enterprises is not …Insufficient competitiveness of small and medium enterprises in Serbia can be significantly improved by a system of … business associations through clusters, business incubators and technology parks. This connection contributes to the growth and …

Value Chains: Production and Innovation Clusters -- Part II: Governance, Institutions and Hierarchies -- Chapter 4: Sugar … 9: Upgrading options for small cocoa producers in Guatemala -- Chapter 10 The Competitiveness of corn production from a … global value chain approach in the southern region of Costa Rica -- PART IV – Case studies in skill and knowledge - Intensive …

order to create trust. This paper identifies over 200 post-1960 episodes of accelerations in financial development in a … large cross-section of countries. We find that the likelihood of an acceleration leading to sustained financial development …