-firm linkages and linkages between firms, service providers and institutions are crucial for competitiveness and this is best … achieved through a cluster. Studies on clusters have shown that some clusters have been able to deepen their inter …-firm division of labour, raise their competitiveness and break into international markets. Agglomeration may arise from the …

the resulting future challenges and opportunities for EU competitiveness. …

This paper focuses on comparisons of productivity, (unit) labor cost and industrylevel competitiveness for the … countries and removal of barriers to resource mobility eradicating inefficient manufacturing activity. -- cost competitiveness …