Assessing the competitiveness of locations: A journey through the major theoretical insights
The concept of competitiveness has been addressed by economic theorists and policy makers for several hundreds of years, with both groups trying to understand the drivers of economic prosperity and social welfare. This contribution does not aim to address all theoretical thoughts that may contribute...
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| description | The concept of competitiveness has been addressed by economic theorists and policy makers for several hundreds of years, with both groups trying to understand the drivers of economic prosperity and social welfare. This contribution does not aim to address all theoretical thoughts that may contribute to understanding the roots of the competitiveness of locations. The goal is to address the major useful theoretical contributions that permit to identify the main drivers of a territory’s competitiveness and therefore to assess the competitiveness of a specific location according to strong criteria. The first section presents the major contributions found in the classical and neo-classical theories. The second section and the third section concentrate on two majors schools providing significant thoughts on the competitiveness of locations: the Economic Geography (EG) School and the International Business (IB) School. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2fa7237d3cca49e6944cd3896f91ad582022-12-21T21:49:39ZengSciendoEconomics and Business Review2450-00972019-09-0153163410.18559/ebr.2019.3.2ebr.2019.3.2Assessing the competitiveness of locations: A journey through the major theoretical insightsGugler Philippe0Center for Competitiveness, the University of Fribourg, Bd de Pérolles 90, CH-1700Fribourg, SwitzerlandThe concept of competitiveness has been addressed by economic theorists and policy makers for several hundreds of years, with both groups trying to understand the drivers of economic prosperity and social welfare. This contribution does not aim to address all theoretical thoughts that may contribute to understanding the roots of the competitiveness of locations. The goal is to address the major useful theoretical contributions that permit to identify the main drivers of a territory’s competitiveness and therefore to assess the competitiveness of a specific location according to strong criteria. The first section presents the major contributions found in the classical and neo-classical theories. The second section and the third section concentrate on two majors schools providing significant thoughts on the competitiveness of locations: the Economic Geography (EG) School and the International Business (IB) School.https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2019.3.2location competitivenesseconomic geographyinternational businessf23o40f63 |
| spellingShingle | Gugler Philippe Assessing the competitiveness of locations: A journey through the major theoretical insights Economics and Business Review location competitiveness economic geography international business f23 o40 f63 |
| title | Assessing the competitiveness of locations: A journey through the major theoretical insights |
| title_full | Assessing the competitiveness of locations: A journey through the major theoretical insights |
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| title_short | Assessing the competitiveness of locations: A journey through the major theoretical insights |
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| topic | location competitiveness economic geography international business f23 o40 f63 |
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