Even if the sectorial incidence of agglomeration economies (localization and urbanization) is an issues that has not been settled yet, we find many arguments for the fact that agglomeration externalities and net benefits obtained through localization should be taken into consideration by...

The aim of this paper is to underline the role and the importance of the link between local sustainable development and tourism. We analyze the debates about the socioeconomic and environment implications, the promotion of the resource patrimony and destination attractiveness. To be able to...

Economic development has been a major priority for the European Commission, with significant amounts of Structural and Cohesion Funds being allocated in this direction. With the enlargements of the Union in 2004, 2007 and 2013, the Regional Development Policy faced a new challenge, with the...