Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/140672 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
EIR Working Papers Series No. 22
Publisher: 
European Institute of Romania, Bucharest
Abstract (Translated): 
The underlying rationale in shifting the analytical focus of the competitive development policy rests on the political-economic and socio-cultural characteristics of a habitat that indeterminably amplify or scale down the benefits of economic activities. The permanence of spatial developmental disparities suggests that the strategic directions of any initiative targeting regional competitiveness should follow the lines of (1) maximizing its competitive impact and (2) matching the territorial specificity. According to this perspective, the paper discusses an original theoretical construct and points to graphical representations of operational forms that may configure a policy of territorial development along four co-existent levels: (1) urban fields, (2) clusters, (3) development areas, and (4) disadvantaged areas. The main implication for public policy initiatives resides in smoothing the progress towards building up such a potential for growth.
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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