Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/96190 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Citation: 
[Journal:] SPOUDAI - Journal of Economics and Business [ISSN:] 2241-424X [Volume:] 61 [Issue:] 1/2 [Publisher:] University of Piraeus [Place:] Piraeus [Year:] 2011 [Pages:] 55-79
Publisher: 
University of Piraeus, Piraeus
Abstract: 
The article examines the capacity of four medium-sized cities in Southern Europe, concerning the current situation of their assets (agglomeration economies, urban infrastructures, factors of labor and cost, etc.), the degree of development policies implementation and effectiveness by local authorities and finally the level of local authorities capacity to plan and implement particular policies and partnerships with the private sector in order to shape a favorable and attractive magnitude investments supporting through this way cities development and firms competitiveness. The analysis uses primary data from 310 small and medium sized firms in Southern Europe. At the end, the article provides some important conclusions especially for the studied cities, but also for similar cities in the wider zone of Southern Europe.
Subjects: 
local characteristics
firm competitiveness
development
policies
research
cities
Southern Europe
JEL: 
R11
R12
R15
R58
Document Type: 
Article

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