A competitiveness index for the regions of a country
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02/01/2014
02/01/2014
01/12/2010
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Resumo |
Includes bibliography Spanish version available at the Library This article, which forms part of a comprehensive research projecton measuring the level of competitiveness, sets out a proposal fordeveloping an index to measure the competitiveness of the regions of acountry. The aim is to develop a new approach to competitiveness, bymeasuring how resources and capacities are managed in a given regionof a country, to generate a sustained increase in business productivity andthe well-being of its population. The following pillars of the competitivenessof regions are identified: (i); government and institutions; (ii); economicdevelopment; (iii); productive infrastructure; (iv); human capital; and(v); business efficiency. For each of these pillars, five factors and theirvariables are identified to measure the various aspects of regionalcompetitiveness. These represent a second and third level of disaggregationthat enhance the analysis that can be made using the results obtained. |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11362/11439 LC/G.2468-P |
Idioma(s) |
en |
Relação |
CEPAL Review 102 |