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, however, in less developed countries RDAs are worked to increase the usage of natural sources and to reduce the unemployment …
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investment. Peripheral areas are characterized by features such as: high unemployment, relatively impoverished populations, and … measuring the level of tourism development), - unemployment rate, - population of the biggest settlement node. The second stage …
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characterized by features such as: high unemployment, relatively impoverished populations, low productivity, low territorial … enterprises per capita, average monthly gross wages and salaries, unemployment rate, participation of the urban population …
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same city. This local multiplier effect increases with the unemployment rate, as the labour market becomes more elastic … economic policy, as they suggest that cities with a high unemployment rate will be most successful at increasing local … jobs in the tradable sector can be especially effective in low growth regions with high unemployment because this will …
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The aim of this chapter is to provide empirically supported evidence regarding regional development and inequalities in the European Union by focusing specifically on the Central and Eastern European countries. The process of European integration has impacted on the growth potential of all...
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As an old Chinese proverb says, "visiting monks give better sermons." European soccer clubs also believe this, and have always been seeking for foreign players to boost competitiveness. However, due to the reason of protectionism, there were restrictions that each club was only allowed to field...
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Chile is one of the most concentrated country in the world. Most of the 40 percent of the population live in the capital city, Santiago, where around 45 percent of the GDP is produced. At the same time, most of the policies promoting welfare are focus on people and they are spatially blind. This...
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Dynamism of development and competiveness of regions, as spatially and administratively defined units, depend not only on their natural, economic, social, and territorial potential but also on quality of regional development governance. At the time of creation of the regional level of...
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In Brazil, the regional development policy is directed by the regional development funds for the Northeast (FNE), the North (FNO), and the Central-West (FCO), which invested more than ?36 billion in lagging regions between 2004 and 2010. This policy seeks to facilitate the economic and social...
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The purpose of this paper is to contribute to our understanding of regional economic development by constructing a regional entrepreneurship index that captures the essence of the contextual features of entrepreneurship and fills a gap in the measurement of economic and social development in the...
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