COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE OBJECTIVES OF GROWTH AND OF COHESION IN THE E.U. POLICIES The main objective pursued by European Union through the Europe 2020 Strategy is the smart, sustainable and inclusive growth of its Member Countries, whereas social cohesion is one of the three objectives set by...

The EU’s cohesion policy should now be confluent with the goals of the Lisbon strategy by promoting growth and employment. In this context, the promotion of a concept called regional innovation system has recently become important in the EU for guaranteeing long-term regional economic growth....

The diversity of European regions in terms of R&D and of absorptive capacities has been extensively investigated but without taking into account all dimensions of the regional innovation systems. Even though the variety of connections is a source of constraints and opportunities for the...

This paper seeks for a helpful explanation of the economic development process of the northeast region of Uruguay taking as a starting point the economic structure on the territory and the urban and rural spatial interactions. For this, in this work it is proposed an analytical model that...

Cluster policy has become a method of choice for policymakers in many countries. Promoting strong localized industries is an appealing perspective for practitioners, as it can be seen as a way to anchor economic activity in regions in an era of globalization. If cluster policy is successful, it...

En Centroamérica las distancias son cortas y los volúmenes de carga son pequeños para consolidar una red densa de transporte marítimo de corta distancia. Además, no existe una red ferroviaria transnacional. Esto otorga al transporte automotor de carga (TAC) un rol clave en el transporte...

This study focuses on identifying the basic logistics capabilities in Belize, Central America and the Dominican Republic. It concentrates on the ports and sea network, taking into consideration intermodal networks involving both land and sea components together with the major performance drivers...

After analyzing logistics links between the ports of Cartagena (Colombia), Veracruz (Mexico) and Panama (Balboa and Colon) and their hinterlands, this study describes infrastructure restrictions as well as operational and institutional challenges for logistics development in Latin America and...

El presente documento analiza la brecha existente entre los requerimientos y la disponibilidad de información al transporte de carga y logística, y propone la creación de una red de observatorios como modelo de institución para superarla información al transporte de carga y logística, y...