There is a growing interest in haute cuisine that can be found around the world. One reflection of this is found in gourmet magazines, releases of prestige wines, international restaurant rankings, and the opening of spectacular restaurants. This interest is also found in formulation of policy...

There is a growing interest in haute cuisine that can be found around the world. One reflection of this is found in gourmet magazines, releases of prestige wines, international restaurant rankings, and the opening of spectacular restaurants. This interest is also found in formulation of policy...

This study explore the location pattern of gourmet restaurants in Sweden by using information about restaurant quality from the White Guide. The purpose of the paper is to analyze which factors that influence the location pattern of gourmet restaurants, with particular focus on the influence of...

The Policy of regional development consists of two crucial components: objectives and the system of their achieving. Financial resources comprise one of the main parts of the latter. The aim of the paper is to present the system of financing the socio-economic regional development in Poland...

Further to being the country¢s most important port, Piraeus has been a traditional centre attracting organisations related either directly or indirectly with port or shipping activities. The geographical concentration of enterprises in the wider Piraeus area is attributed not just to port...

This paper discusses the road accessibility for European cities and regions over the period 1955-2012. For this period a historical database of European roads networks has been constructed covering all EU27 countries. This database enables to evaluate to what extent EU infrastructure policy has...

Decentralization can be generally described as a process in which selected functions are assigned to sub-national units. The literature identifies number of positive consequences of decentralization which all lead to better satisfaction of citizens? needs for public services. Although...

The Russian securities market is the largest in CIS. What are its prospects in the context of regional development? According to World Economic Forum, Russia ranked 39th among the most developed financial systems in 2012. Weak competitive positions of the Russian financial sector are mainly...

Development gaps are a common feature throughout the regions of the European Union, and Romania is no exception. Despite all the political and financial efforts, the convergence process is lengthy and complex, and the gaps with the deepest economic and social roots are the most difficult to be...

The theoretical concepts about entrepreneurship have changed since the last three decades. It has become one of the most crucial factors in the economic processes. These changes in the theories about entrepreneurships have been supported by the shift in the whole economic environment. If we look...